Design, Construction and Evaluation of Parabolic Trough Collector as Demonstrative Prototype

Macedo-Valencia, J.; Ramírez-Ávila, J.; Acosta, R.; Jaramillo, O.A.; Aguilar, Javier

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.082

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“…reduction or compensation methods are capable to improve optical efficiency of PTC. Macedo-Valencia et al [7] have designed, constructed and evaluated a PTC for heating water. The design has been based on computer-aided design and manufacturing.…”

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A novel parabolic trough solar collector model – Validation with experimental data and comparison to Engineering Equation Solver (EES)

Behar

Khellaf

Mohammedi

2015

Energy Conversion and Management

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A novel parabolic trough solar collector model – Validation with experimental data and comparison to Engineering Equation Solver (EES)

Behar

Khellaf

Mohammedi

2015

Energy Conversion and Management

168

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“…These parameters can be used as a general guideline to evaluate "final system yield, system losses, array capture losses, inverter efficiency, reference yield, array yield, performance ratios, capacity utilization factor, energy injected to the grid, system efficiency, etc." [24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

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“…Figure.2 shows the arrangement of parabolic trough collector (PTC) with thermal storage system selected for the design. PTC are usually use for steam generation where the temperature rises up to 300 0 C. The solar energy from the sun is focused by the PTC surface on an absorber pipe then is transmitted to thermal fluid [25]. The absorber tube consists of a metal tube with a glass envelope covering it.…”

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Performance and Optimization of Commercial Solar PV and PTC Plants

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 Abstract: Installation of solar PV arrays at utility scale is gaining popularity nowadays because of the significant reduction in the cost of components as well as the global push towards clean energy. Solar PV plants along with Parabolic Trough Collector Solar thermal plants has the highest potential among the available Renewable Energy (RE) technologies existing in the world. The objective of this paper is to optimize the performance of commercial Solar PV and PTC power plant for a potential location and hence to arrive on a most feasible configuration for the site. A representative site located in the Abudhabi region of UAE considered for the study. This paper also details on the annual performance of the proposed plant along with its technical aspects. PVSYST 6.7.7 and SAM software is used to design the optimal size and its specifications of a 100MW PV grid connected system at Abu Dhabi (UAE) region. The design and arrangements of the system verified using simulation results. The annual energy generated from the designed utility-scale solar PV plant from PVSYST 6.7.7 calculated as 161198MWh/year with a performance ratio (PR) of 74.8% per year where as for PTC it has calculated as 157152MWh/year by using SAM. The STC (Standard Testing Condition) for the specification of PV modules are normalized operating conditions when testing the module. Design parameters such as module orientation, array yield, reference yield, final yield, global horizontal irradiation (GHI), and ambient temperature and loss factors evaluated. To evaluate the economic feasibility of proposed plant, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is determined as $0.04404/kwh for Solar PV and as $0.01533/kwh for PTC, which is used to calculate lifecycle cost and energy production.

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“…The results indicated 47% increase in thermal efficiency. Muthu et al [26] and Macedo-Valencia et al [27] used aluminum reflector, whereas, Noman et al [28] and Iqbal et al [29] deployed stainless steel reflector in their experimental setups.…”

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Experimental analysis of parabolic trough collector system with multiple receiver geometries and reflective materials

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Solar parabolic trough collector systems provide an attractive solution especially for solar thermal power generation. The performance of these systems significantly depends on receiver geometries. Therefore, in the current study, an experimental analysis has been performed using three different receiver geometries along-with two reflective materials. These receiver geometries include: simple tube (reference geometry A), receiver tube with straight absorber plate (geometry B) and receiver tube with curved absorber plate (geometry C); whereas, the reflective materials include: aluminum and Stainless steel. The experimentation was performed under subtropical climate conditions of Taxila, Pakistan. From experimentation, it was identified that peak heat gain obtained from receiver geometries C and B were 71 %, and 30 % higher as compared to the reference geometry A respectively. The, thermal efficiency of the system with geometry A was 20 %, geometry B was 28 % and geometry C was 34 %. Furthermore, two reflective materials i.e. aluminum and Stainless steel were used on geometry C which yielded best results for further PTC performance analysis. It was observed that peak thermal efficiencies were 34.8 % and 31 % with aluminum and stainless steel as reflector materials. The results indicated that aluminum reflector was approx. 12 % efficient as compared to stainless steel reflector. The results will help to cultivate the advantages of innovative receiver geometries and alternative reflective materials.

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Design, Construction and Evaluation of Parabolic Trough Collector as Demonstrative Prototype

Cited by 39 publications

References 6 publications

A novel parabolic trough solar collector model – Validation with experimental data and comparison to Engineering Equation Solver (EES)

A novel parabolic trough solar collector model – Validation with experimental data and comparison to Engineering Equation Solver (EES)

Performance and Optimization of Commercial Solar PV and PTC Plants

Experimental analysis of parabolic trough collector system with multiple receiver geometries and reflective materials

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