Performance analysis of an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle using Direct Steam Generation in parabolic trough collectors

M.J. Montes, A. Rovira, M. Muñoz and J.M. Martínez-Val

Applied Energy, 2011, vol. 88, issue 9, 3228-3238

Abstract: The contribution of solar thermal power to improve the performance of gas-fired combined cycles in very hot and dry environmental conditions is analyzed in this work, in order to assess the potential of this technique, and to feature Direct Steam Generation (DSG) as a well suited candidate for achieving very good results in this quest. The particular Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC) power plant proposed consists of a DSG parabolic trough field coupled to the bottoming steam cycle of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. For this analysis, the solar thermal power plant performs in a solar dispatching mode: the gas turbine always operates at full load, only depending on ambient conditions, whereas the steam turbine is somewhat boosted to accommodate the thermal hybridization from the solar field.

Keywords: Integrated Solar Combined Cycle; Direct Steam Generation; Parabolic trough; Solar thermal power plants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.03.038

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