Model predictive control based on deep learning for solar parabolic-trough plants

A Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Simulation Model: Preprint

As interest for clean renewable electric power technologies grows, a number of parabolic trough power plants of various configurations are being considered for deployment around the globe. It is essential that plant designs be optimized for each specific application. The optimum design must consider the capital cost, operations and maintenance cost, annual generation, financial requirements, an...

Dynamic Modeling of the Solar Field in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants

Parabolic trough solar power plants use a thermal fluid to transfer thermal energy from solar radiation to a water-steam Rankine cycle in order to drive a turbine that, coupled to an electrical generator, produces electricity. These plants have a heat transfer fluid (HTF) system with the necessary elements to transform solar radiation into heat and to transfer that thermal energy to the water-s...

Improvements in efficiency of solar parabolic trough

Solar energy is primary source of all type of energy which is present in nature i.e. all the energy derived from it. So, direct utilization of solar energy into useful energy is important. There are so many solar thermal equipments in which concentrating type collector heated the fluid up to 100 to 400C. It is employed for a variety of applications such as power generation, industrial steam gen...

The CellFlux storage concept for cost reduction in parabolic trough solar thermal power plants

Although facility scale thermal energy storage of sensible heat in the range of 200-550°C has achieved a high maturity, state-ofthe-art approaches are still not very cost effective. An innovative storage concept is thus proposed that avoids the two major costdriving factors of the concrete storage and 2-tank molten salt systems. First, the storage volume is comprised of low-cost sensible storag...

Solar Heat in Industrial Processes Integration of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors in Dairy Plants and Pharmaceutical Plants