Analysis of the Applicability of the Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Plants in the Locations with a Temperate Climate

Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski, Mirosław Żukowski, Dorota Anna Krawczyk and Antonio Rodero
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Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski: Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Mirosław Żukowski: Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Dorota Anna Krawczyk: Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Antonio Rodero: Grupo de Física de Plasma: Modelos, Diagnosis y Aplicaciones, Campus of Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: Currently, intensive work is underway in Poland to increase the share of renewable energy sources in the overall energy balance. Therefore, this paper presents the possibilities of using concentrated solar power in zones with a temperate climate. A simplified model based on the energy balance in the solar collectors considering the main operating parameters of the typical solar power plant was developed. It should be noted here that the model does not take into account issues related to heat accumulation and electricity generation in a Solar Thermal Power Station. The simulation of forced convection inside the solar collector absorber was additionally included in the calculations to improve its accuracy. The model was verified using actual heat measurements at the outlet of the parabolic collector installation at a Solar Thermal Power Station located in the south of Spain. The heat generated by a similar solar collector system in a selected region with a temperate climate, the city of Bialystok (north-eastern Poland, geographic coordinates: 53°08′07″ N 23°08′44″ E) was determined by the developed simplified model for different months of the year. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the energy obtained from the same area of concentrated solar collectors located near Bialystok is eight times lower compared to the location in Cordoba depending on the variant of the power plant operation.

Keywords: concentrating solar power systems; solar gains; solar plants; parabolic trough collectors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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