Thermodynamic cycles optimised for medium enthalpy units of concentrating solar power

Antonio Rovira, Carlo Rubbia, Manuel Valdés and José M. Martínez-Val

Energy, 2014, vol. 67, issue C, 176-185

Abstract: Concentrated solar power presents the drawback of decreasing radiation capture efficiency as the temperature of the receiver increases, because thermal losses increase as well. Low temperature at the receiver is an advantage for radiation concentrators, as they present high capture efficiency, but this fact changes into a drawback because of the low efficiency of the thermodynamic cycles working with a low temperature heat source.

Keywords: Brayton cycle; Rankine cycle; Moderate temperature heat source; Supercritical fluid; Solar thermal power plant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.029

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