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Acceptance criteria for accelerated aging testing of silvered-glass mirrors for concentrated solar power technologies
摘要： Solar reflectors for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies are required to maintain their optical properties in demanding environments for more than 20 years of service-life. The durability of the commonly used silvered-glass reflectors is typically qualified by means of accelerated aging. Recently, the Spanish standardization committee UNE has published the first specific standard for this topic, which defines a set of accelerated aging tests for CSP reflectors. However, the standard does not contain pass/fail criteria. This paper proposes useful acceptance criteria for the accelerated tests defined by UNE, helping to interpret the obtained degradation results. The criteria have been determined by analyzing the collected accelerated aging data over the past 5 years in the OPAC laboratory, a joint research group of DLR and CIEMAT. Data from six different 4 mm silvered-glass manufacturers is presented, covering nearly the entire market of commercially available silvered-glass mirrors, and going way beyond the recommended testing times of the UNE standard. The data may be used to benchmark initial reflective properties (before aging) and the performance during accelerated durability testing. In addition, recommendations for improvements of the standard are given and an estimate of the acceleration factor of the Copper Accelerate Salt Spray (CASS) test with respect to a highly corrosive outdoor environment is presented.
关键词： Durability,Accelerated aging testing,Reflectance,Acceptance criteria,Solar reflector,Concentrated solar power
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Effects of Metal Dopings on CuCr <sub/>2</sub> O <sub/>4</sub> Pigment for Use in Concentrated Solar Power Solar Selective Coatings
摘要： The process of fabricating the solar absorbing spinel-structured CuCr2O4 black oxide pigment doped with different metals (Mn, Ni, Co, Al, Zn, and Sn) was discovered to improve the solar selective property. Manganese stands out as an ideal dopant to Copper Chromite (CuCr2O4) for highly solar absorptive pigments compared to the other metal dopings. XRD analysis confirmed that various molar ratio of CuCr(2-x)MnxO4 spinel black oxides were successfully fabricated. Mn-doped black oxide has the highest absorptivity (the lowest band gap value of 1.35 eV) among other metal doping black oxides produced by the hydrothermal synthesis. Manganese is the only dopant that suppresses reflectance peaks exhibited by the copper chromium oxide at 1 μm and 1.5 μm in the light spectrum, raising the solar absorptivity of the pigment. Different manganese doping compositions are introduced to CuCr(2-x)MnxO4 where x = 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 1.75, and 1.9. The high selective solar absorptivity appears after 100% (x=1) manganese doping with solar absorbance 0.9874 and a Figure of Merit (FOM) value of 0.9284.
关键词： Concentrated Solar Power,Solar selective coating,Solar-absorbing pigment,Black paint,Spinel black oxide.
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Assessment of concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies based on a modified intuitionistic fuzzy topsis and trigonometric entropy weights
摘要： Concentrated solar power (CSP) technology has shown considerable long-term growth with varying levels of peak development and stall phases over the years. More and more countries are finding CSP technology attractive for the production of electricity and other applications. CSP offers a variety of applications where solar power can be used appropriately, although the debate about which CSP technology has a better future perspective is still ongoing. This technology sector has seen a multitude of advancements and technological innovations. These improvements are primarily concerned with the design of the collectors and the related materials they are made from, the heat transfer processes, and the production and accumulation of energy. In order to assess these CSP technologies, in this paper we propose a fuzzy multi-criteria method. Then, Solar tower (ST), Parabolic solar trough (PST), Compact linear Fresnel reflector (CLFR), and Dish Stirling (DS) are evaluated using a modified intuitionistic fuzzy TOPSIS with a trigonometric entropy vector weight.
关键词： Sustainability,Concentrated solar power (CSP),Trigonometric entropy,Technological assessment,Intuitionistic fuzzy TOPSIS
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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A method for experimental thermo-mechanical aging of materials submitted to concentrated solar irradiation
摘要： Concentrated Solar Technology can produce process heat, power and fuels from solar energy in the temperature range 150–1500 °C, bringing the question of the receiver ability to reliably perform over the expected lifetime. Conventional methods commonly used to assess the mechanical stability and lifetime involve in-door laboratory testing, which suffers from the fundamental inability to reproduce the real operating conditions. A previous work introduced an original experimental setup based on acoustic emission named IMPACT (In situ thermo-Mechanical Probe by ACoustic Tracking), designed for an in situ and passive characterization of receiver materials under harsh thermo-mechanical stresses. This paper proposes an original method, based on a modelling approach, to control the sample damage amplification with IMPACT, and assess its relevance through an experimental campaign on two selected materials (SiC and Inconel 625).
关键词： Central receiver,Thermo-mechanical behaviour,Concentrated Solar Power (CSP),Acoustic Emission
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Life cycle sustainability analysis applied to an innovative configuration of concentrated solar power
摘要： Purpose Life cycle sustainability analysis (LCSA) is being developed as a holistic tool to evaluate environmental, economic and social impacts of products or services throughout their life cycle. This study responds to the need expressed by the scientific community to develop and test LCSA methodology, by assessing the sustainability of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant based on HYSOL technology (an innovative configuration delivering improved efficiency and power dispatchability). Methods The methodology proposed consists of three stages: goal and scope definition, modelling and application of tools, and interpretation of results. The goal of the case study was to investigate to what extent may the HYSOL technology improve the sustainability of power generation in the Spanish electricity sector. To this purpose, several sustainability sub-questions were framed and different analysis tools were applied as follows: attributional and consequential life cycle assessment, life cycle cost (LCC) analysis and multiregional input-output analysis (MRIO), and social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) in combination with social risk assessment (with the Social Hotspots Database). Visual diagrams representing the sustainability of the analysed scenarios were also produced to facilitate the interpretation of results and decision making. Results and discussion The results obtained in the three sustainability dimensions were integrated using a Bquestions and answers^ layout, each answer describing a specific element of sustainability. The HYSOL technology was investigated considering two different operation modes: HYSOL BIO with biomethane as hybridization fuel and HYSOL NG with natural gas. The results indicated that the deployment of HYSOL technology would produce a reduction in the climate change impact of the electricity sector for both operation modes. The LCC analysis indicated economic benefits per MWh for a HYSOL NG power plant, but losses for a HYSOL BIO power plant. The MRIO analysis indicated an increase in goods and services generation, and value added for the HYSOL technology affecting primarily Spain and to a lower extent other foreign economies. The social analysis indicated that both alternatives would provide a slight increase of social welfare Spain. Conclusions The methodological approach described in this investigation provided flexibility in the selection of objectives and analysis tools, which helped to quantify the sustainability effect of the system at a micro and meso level in the three sustainability dimensions. The results indicated that the innovation of HYSOL power plants is well aimed to improve the sustainability of CSP technology and the Spanish electricity sector.
关键词： Multiregional input-output (MRIO),Life cycle assessment (LCA),Concentrated solar power,Sustainability,Electricity generation,Social life cycle assessment (S-LCA),Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA)
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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[ASME ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Friday 9 November 2018)] Volume 6A: Energy - Retrofitting Gas Turbine Units Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power for Sustainable Electricity Generation
摘要： Shams1 is hybrid solar/natural-gas concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. The plant is also integrated with a booster gas-fired-heaters for steam superheating. In addition to direct fire-heaters to the heat transfer fluid (HTF) for supplying thermal energy during the night or whenever the solar irradiance level is dimmed. However, there is a more sustainable way to avoid power-generation-outages transient weather conditions without a significant plant reconstruction, i.e. integration with gas turbines. In this study, a thermodynamic model of Shams1 integration with gas turbines is developed to investigate the gas turbine capacity and the exergitic efficiency of the supplied gas with and without the gas turbine involvement. The HTF heaters will receive the needed thermal energy from the gas turbines exhaust gases instead of the direct fire-heater (case1). Another potential is replacing the booster fire heaters with the gas turbine system as well. (case2). A parametric study is conducted to determine the size and the requirements of a gas turbine system for the specified power target demand in addition to a feasibility study for the proposed system. The results showed that using two gas turbines for the HTF heater significantly improved the overall efficiency and reduces the CO2 emission. Replacing the booster heater with two gas turbines improves the efficiency up to excess air factor of 2.5.
关键词： CSP,Topping and Bottoming Cycles,CSP/Gas Integration,Concentrated Solar Power
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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[Energy, Environment, and Sustainability] Advances in Solar Energy Research || Techno-Economic Potential of Large-Scale Solar Deployment in the US
摘要： PV system generates electricity with minimum environmental impact reduces than conventional greenhouse gas emission and consequently reduces the effects of global warming. In late of 2014, the Indian government announced an ambitious target of 100 GW installation capacity of solar PV systems by 2022. Since then, India has achieved notable progress towards this goal and has installed 20 GW cumulative solar capacity with 9.6 GW in 2017 alone. Based on the 2015 MIT Energy Initiative, by 2050, a major fraction of the world’s electric power will come from solar sources. However, this poses many technical and economic challenges on the electrical infrastructure. In this chapter, we focus on the US case, by studying the technical and economic potentials of large-scale deployment of the most commonly recognized types of solar; photovoltiac (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) at different locations in the US. The technical potential is assessed based on grid interconnection topologies, and solar system performance. The economic potential is evaluated based on several metrics such as the levelized avoided cost of energy (LACE) and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), and the possibility of integration into the electricity markets. The economic potential also covers the subsidies, taxes, policies, and incentives for large-scale solar deployment. Two simulation case studies are implemented on two large-scale solar PV and CSP projects at different locations in the US to evaluate their techno-economic potentials.
关键词： Concentrated solar power,Heat transfer fluid,NPV,LCOE,Thermal energy storage,Photovoltaic system,LACE,Payback period,Mounting system
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Optimal Design Method of a Hybrid CSP-PV Plant Based on Genetic Algorithm Considering the Operation Strategy
摘要： Solar energy is the most abundant renewable energy and it has a great potential for development. There are two ways to transfer solar energy to electricity: photovoltaic power generation (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP-PV hybrid system can be fully integrated with the advantages of the two systems to achieve low cost, stable output, and manageable to generate electricity. In this paper, the operation strategy of the CSP-PV system is proposed for parabolic trough CSP system and PV system which are now commercially operated. Genetic algorithm is used to optimize the design of the system and calculate PV-installed capacity, battery capacity, and storage capacity of CSP system, making the system to achieve the lowest cost of electricity generation. The results show that the introduction of the CSP system makes it possible to ensure the stability of the output power of hybrid system when the battery capacity is small, which greatly improves the annual utilization time of the PV and reduces solar abandonment. When the system is optimized by operation characteristics of Spring Equinox, the lowest LCOE is 0.0627 $/kWh, the rated capacity of PV and CSP system are 222.462 MW and 30 MW, storage and battery are 356.562 MWh and 14.687 MWh. When the system is optimized by the operation characteristics of the whole year, the lowest LCOE is 0.0555 $/kWh, the rated capacity of PV and CSP system are 242.954 MW and 30 MW, respectively, and the capacity of heat storage and battery are 136.059 MWh and 8.977 MWh. The comparison shows that the power generation curves of the hybrid system are similar in the two optimization-based methods—Spring Equinox based and annual based, but LCOE is lower when optimized by the annual operation characteristic, and the annual utilization rate of the system is higher when optimized by Spring Equinox based.
关键词： concentrated solar power,operation strategy,genetic algorithm,LCOE,photovoltaic power generation,solar energy,CSP-PV hybrid system
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Review of the solar flux distribution in concentrated solar power: non-uniform features, challenges, and solutions
摘要： Concentrated solar flux distribution in the concentrated solar power (CSP) systems is extremely non-uniform, which can lead to high local temperature and large temperature gradient in solar receivers that will cause great challenges for the safety and efficient operation of the system. This paper introduces the non-uniform flux features in four CSP technologies including the parabolic-trough collector, the linear Fresnel collector, the solar power tower, and the parabolic-dish collector. Challenges including degeneration of the materials, thermal stress and deformation, and overburning are summarized. The corresponding solutions proposed to tackle these challenges are emphatically reviewed, and a recommendation for the optimization of the solar collector is provided from this review, which is that the solar flux distribution and the heat transfer ability of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) should match with each other as well as possible. From this point of view, the existing solutions are classified into two groups. One is optimizing the heat transfer ability of the HTF to match with the flux distribution, which is called the passive approach. The other is homogenizing the flux distribution to match with the identical heat transfer ability of the HTF, which is called the active approach. This review can help to have a better understanding of the non-uniform solar flux features in CSPs, and provide guidance for solving the corresponding challenges.
关键词： Non-uniform temperature,Solar receiver,Concentrated solar power,Non-uniform solar flux,Challenges and solutions,Solar concentrator
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Performance Analysis and Optimization of Fresnel Lens Concentrated Solar Water Heater
摘要： Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a mature and efficient technology to cater the large-scale demand of hot water. Conventional reflectors/mirrors in CSP share 50% of total system cost. High installation as well as O&M cost is the major concern in reflector-based CSP. Apart from the above, manufacturing defects and adverse service environment cause premature degradation of reflectors and substantial drop in efficiency and service life. Performance analysis of an innovative optically concentrated solar water heater (OCSWH) using plurality of Fresnel lenses of poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) is presented in the work. Size and yield of any solar water heater (SWH) are mainly dependent on its aperture area, output temperature, and mass flow rate, which are termed herein as critical parameters. Series of experimentations is carried out by varying critical design and operating parameters viz. aperture area, outlet temperature, and rate of mass flow, and similar experimentation is also carried out on commercially available flat plate SWH to compare its performance. Loss of heat from riser and header pipes is restricted by application of effective insulation. Substantial improvement in collector efficiency, increase in rate of mass flow, and rise in discharge temperature with reference to flat plate collector are noted. Economics is also studied covering life cycle cost (LCC), life cycle saving (LCS), and energy payback period.
关键词： concentrated solar power,optical concentrator,Fresnel lens solar water heater,Fresnel lens thermal,refractive concentrator
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36