Parametric Optimization and Performance Assessment of 50 MWe Parabolic Trough Power Plant

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10.2991/978-94-6463-455-6_23How to use a DOI?

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Concentrated Solar Power; Parabolic Trough; Solar Multiple; Capacity Factor; Levelized Cost of Electricity; System Advisory Model

Abstract

Performance assessment and optimal sizing of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Parabolic Trough (PT) thermal power plant integrated with Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system is important to reduce Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) and increase the system Annual Energy Generation (AEG). The main objective of this study is to perform optimization and feasibility analysis of a 50 MWe PT plant located at Hyderabad for optimum combination of Collector, Receiver and Heat Transfer Fluid (CRF) that will give maximum Capacity Factor (CF) and minimum LCOE. In PT power plant, solar radiations are concentrated through parabolic shaped collectors on to the receivers where energy is captured and stored with the help of heat transfer fluids. The multi-objective optimization technique is used which helps to find the optimized design and economic parameters in accordance with the Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) profile of the location. The techno-economic assessment was simulated using System Advisor Model (SAM) software for ground measured data of Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank. The proposed plant was initially designed at Solar Multiple (SM) 2, TES 7.5 h with air cooled and no backup system to find suitable combinations of CRF. The range of SM was kept from 1 to 3 with increment of 0.1 and TES hours from 4 to 15 with an increment of 0.5 for five best combinations of CRF to get optimized design parameters. The results indicate that the LUZ LS-3 collector, the Solel UVAC 3 receiver and the Caloria HT-43 heat transfer fluid are overall suitable choice for PT plant installation at SM 2.7 and TES 14.5 h having low LCOE of 9.2 ¢/kWh and high CF of 79.4%. This study will help to optimize the design of PT power plants to conserve fossil fuels and increase their share in the global renewable energy mix.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zia ul Rehman Tahir
AU  - Tariq Ali
AU  - Muhammad Umer
AU  - Ahmad Hassan
AU  - Usman Ahmad
AU  - Muhammad Kashif
AU  - Muhammad Atif
AU  - Fazeel Asghar
AU  - Muhammad Azhar
AU  - Shuraim Muzammil
AU  - Syed Muhammad Ashar Bukhari
AU  - Muhammad Fahad Mukhtar
AU  - Muhammad Asim
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/11
TI  - Parametric Optimization and Performance Assessment of 50 MWe Parabolic Trough Power Plant
BT  - Proceedings of the International Renewable Energy Storage and Systems Conference (IRES 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 219
EP  - 223
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-455-6_23
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-455-6_23
ID  - Tahir2024
ER  -