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Line-focusing concentrating solar collector-based power plants: a review

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Concentrated solar power (CSP) plant is an emerging technology among different renewable energy sources. Parabolic trough collector (PTC)-based CSP plant, using synthetic or organic oil as a heat-transfer fluid, is the most advanced technology. About 87 % of the operational capacities of CSP plants worldwide are based on PTC technology. Direct steam-generating linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) systems have been developed as a cost-effective alternative to PTC systems. Line-focusing concentrating solar collectors (PTC and LFR), with single-axis tracking, are simple in design and easy to operate. Prior to the detailed design of a CSP plant, it is necessary to finalize type of the solar field, type of the power-generating cycle, overall plant configuration, sizing of the solar field and the power block, etc. The optimal design of a CSP plant minimizes the levelized cost of energy for a given site. In this paper, a detailed review of important design parameters which affect the design of line-focusing concentrating solar collector-based power plants is presented. This includes parameters for solar collector field design, receiver, heat-transfer fluid, thermal energy storage, power-generating cycle, sizing and configuration of the plant, etc. This review may provide a reference for designing CSP plants. Future research directions are also identified.

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Abbreviations

CLFR:

Compact linear Fresnel reflector

CSP:

Concentrated solar power

DSG:

Direct steam generation

HMDS:

Hexamethyldisiloxane

HTF:

Heat-transfer fluid

LFR:

Linear Fresnel reflector

OMTS:

Octamethyltrisiloxane

ORC:

Organic Rankine cycle

PPA:

Power purchase agreements

PTC:

Parabolic trough collector

SAM:

System advisor model

SCA:

Solar collector assembly

SM:

Solar multiple

SRC:

Steam Rankine cycle

A :

Willans’ line equation parameter (W)

A p :

Aperture area of solar collector field (m2)

B :

Willans’ line equation parameter (J/kg)

C :

Cost ($)

DNI:

Direct normal irradiance (W/m2)

I :

Aperture-effective solar radiation (W/m2)

K θ :

Incidence angle modifier effect

LCOE:

Levelized cost of energy ($/kWh)

M :

Mass flow rate (kg/s)

P :

Pressure (MPa)

T :

Temperature (°C)

U L :

Heat loss coefficient based on aperture area [W/(m2 K)]

∆:

Difference

η :

Efficiency

a :

Ambient

CL :

Collector

m :

Mean

max :

Maximum

min :

Minimum

o :

Optical

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Desai, N.B., Bandyopadhyay, S. Line-focusing concentrating solar collector-based power plants: a review. Clean Techn Environ Policy 19, 9–35 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-016-1238-4

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