In this paper, the main components of solar thermal power systems including solar collectors, concentrators, TES systems and different types of heat transfer fluids (HTFs) used in solar farms have been discussed. . Some of existing solar thermal power plants all over the world [26, 27] Content may be subject to copyright.
Solar thermal plant is one of the most interesting applications of solar energy for power generation. The plant is composed mainly of a solar collector field and a power conversion system to convert thermal energy into electricity.
Solar thermal power generation uses the sun as a source of heat. As discussed above, the energy reaching the earth’s surface is mostly either infrared or visible radiation. A solar thermal plant can utilise the infrared and a small part of the visible spectrum. This energy is absorbed and used to raise the temperature of a heat transfer fluid.
Typical output of a solar thermal power plant with two-hour thermal storage and backup heater to guarantee capacity A proven form of storage system operates with two tanks. The storage medium for high-temperature heat storage is molten salt.
The efficiency of a solar thermal power plant is the product of the collector efficiency, field efficiency and steam-cycle efficiency. The collector efficiency depends on the angle of incidence of the sunlight and the temperature in the absorber tube, and can reach values up to 75%. Field losses are usually below 10%.
There are two other types of solar thermal power plant. One is a solar pond, a large area of water exposed to sunlight that is designed to maintain a small temperature gradient between its upper and lower layers that can be used to drive a heat engine. This is a relatively low-technology solar thermal plant and it has been rarely used.
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