This document outlines a plan for research into improving the efficiency of cogeneration and trigeneration plants through the addition of compressed air energy storage. It proposes four options for modifying cogeneration units to use excess electricity to compress air for later expansion and power generation. Calculations show compressed air storage could reduce fuel costs by 10-15% and double the capacity of main engines, lowering equipment costs. The research aims to balance thermal and electrical loads throughout the day and maximize fuel efficiency.
electricity generation from waste heat of gas.Vikas Rathod
Waste heat is by necessity produced both by machines that do work and in other processes that use energy, for example in a refrigerator warming the room air or a combustion engine releasing heat into the environment.
The need for many systems to reject heat as a by-product of their operation is fundamental to the laws of thermodynamics. Waste heat has lower utility (or in thermodynamics lexicon a lower exergy or higher entropy) than the original energy source.
Dynamic modelling of a parabolic trough solar power plant Modelon
Models for dynamic simulation of a parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) plant were developed in Modelica for the simulation software tool Dymola. The parabolic trough power plant has a two-tank indirect thermal storage with solar salt for the ability to dispatch electric power during hours when little or no solar irradiation is present. The complete system consists of models for incoming solar irradiation, a parabolic trough collector field, thermal storage and a simplified Rankine cycle.
In this work, a parabolic trough power plant named Andasol located in Aldeire y La Calahorra, Spain is chosen as a reference system. The system model is later compared against performance data from this reference system in order to verify model implementation. Test cases with variation in solar insolation reflecting different seasons is set up and simulated.
The tests show that the system model works as expected but lack some of the dynamics present in a real thermal power plant. This is due to the use of a simplified Rankine cycle. The collector and solar models are also verified against literature regarding performance and show good agreement.
Full text at: http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/096/110/ecp14096110.pdf
http://www.modelon.com/news/news-display/artikel/modelica-conference/
The purpose of this white paper is to give an overview of district heating systems in general, and to compare mid-range gas fired combined heat and power (CHP) solutions.
Solar Cooling Methods and Applications provides an overview of solar cooling systems and how to apply them. It describes two methods: photovoltaic (PV) panels that generate electricity to power a vapor compression chiller, and solar thermal panels that heat a fluid to power an absorption chiller. The document emphasizes that solar technologies have higher payback when the availability of the renewable resource matches the load, and that systems should be sized to maximize utilization of expensive components. It aims to help engineers understand when and how to apply solar cooling appropriately.
Sistemas de alimentación autónoma de conciencia de los edificios residenciale...Alexandr Novykh
The document discusses several combined heating and cooling systems that maximize the use of natural energy sources:
1. A basic heat pump system provides heating and cooling using ambient air temperatures and consumes 20-25% less electricity than conventional AC alone.
2. An improved system adds a water circuit to provide heating even when outdoor temperatures drop below the heat pump's minimum. Electricity use is reduced by 1.5-2 times.
3. The most efficient system incorporates solar panels, further reducing electricity use by 70% for cooling and allowing heating and hot water with near-zero costs.
School project on sustainable development for the bilingual section of Technology at the IES Praia Barraña school in Boiro, Galicia, Spain. March, 2016.
The document summarizes ClimateWell's solar-powered indoor climate solution. It describes ClimateWell's proprietary triple-phase absorption heat pump technology, which uses a salt-based energy storage system to provide continuous heating and cooling that is powered by solar energy or waste heat. The technology has been implemented in residential and commercial projects in Spain, providing free heating, cooling, and hot water while reducing CO2 emissions.
electricity generation from waste heat of gas.Vikas Rathod
Waste heat is by necessity produced both by machines that do work and in other processes that use energy, for example in a refrigerator warming the room air or a combustion engine releasing heat into the environment.
The need for many systems to reject heat as a by-product of their operation is fundamental to the laws of thermodynamics. Waste heat has lower utility (or in thermodynamics lexicon a lower exergy or higher entropy) than the original energy source.
Dynamic modelling of a parabolic trough solar power plant Modelon
Models for dynamic simulation of a parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) plant were developed in Modelica for the simulation software tool Dymola. The parabolic trough power plant has a two-tank indirect thermal storage with solar salt for the ability to dispatch electric power during hours when little or no solar irradiation is present. The complete system consists of models for incoming solar irradiation, a parabolic trough collector field, thermal storage and a simplified Rankine cycle.
In this work, a parabolic trough power plant named Andasol located in Aldeire y La Calahorra, Spain is chosen as a reference system. The system model is later compared against performance data from this reference system in order to verify model implementation. Test cases with variation in solar insolation reflecting different seasons is set up and simulated.
The tests show that the system model works as expected but lack some of the dynamics present in a real thermal power plant. This is due to the use of a simplified Rankine cycle. The collector and solar models are also verified against literature regarding performance and show good agreement.
Full text at: http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/096/110/ecp14096110.pdf
http://www.modelon.com/news/news-display/artikel/modelica-conference/
The purpose of this white paper is to give an overview of district heating systems in general, and to compare mid-range gas fired combined heat and power (CHP) solutions.
Solar Cooling Methods and Applications provides an overview of solar cooling systems and how to apply them. It describes two methods: photovoltaic (PV) panels that generate electricity to power a vapor compression chiller, and solar thermal panels that heat a fluid to power an absorption chiller. The document emphasizes that solar technologies have higher payback when the availability of the renewable resource matches the load, and that systems should be sized to maximize utilization of expensive components. It aims to help engineers understand when and how to apply solar cooling appropriately.
Sistemas de alimentación autónoma de conciencia de los edificios residenciale...Alexandr Novykh
The document discusses several combined heating and cooling systems that maximize the use of natural energy sources:
1. A basic heat pump system provides heating and cooling using ambient air temperatures and consumes 20-25% less electricity than conventional AC alone.
2. An improved system adds a water circuit to provide heating even when outdoor temperatures drop below the heat pump's minimum. Electricity use is reduced by 1.5-2 times.
3. The most efficient system incorporates solar panels, further reducing electricity use by 70% for cooling and allowing heating and hot water with near-zero costs.
School project on sustainable development for the bilingual section of Technology at the IES Praia Barraña school in Boiro, Galicia, Spain. March, 2016.
The document summarizes ClimateWell's solar-powered indoor climate solution. It describes ClimateWell's proprietary triple-phase absorption heat pump technology, which uses a salt-based energy storage system to provide continuous heating and cooling that is powered by solar energy or waste heat. The technology has been implemented in residential and commercial projects in Spain, providing free heating, cooling, and hot water while reducing CO2 emissions.
The document describes the design, construction, testing, and analysis of a small-scale concentrated solar power device. Key points:
- The device combined elements of dish engines and parabolic troughs and cost under $150 to build.
- Testing over 3 hours on a clear day found an average efficiency of 32.25% in converting sunlight to heat.
- Results indicate that small-scale concentrated solar power can effectively heat water and achieve acceptable efficiency with a limited budget.
The document discusses various types of solar thermal power systems, including parabolic trough collector systems, power tower systems, dish systems, and solar updraft towers. Parabolic trough systems use parabolic mirrors to heat a fluid to around 400°C which is then used to create steam and power a turbine. Power tower systems use an array of mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a central receiver atop a tower, where heat is transferred to a working fluid. Dish systems use dual-axis tracking mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver coupled to an engine. Solar updraft towers work by heating air under a greenhouse-like roof, which rises through a tall chimney and powers turbines at the base.
Energy management involves monitoring, controlling, and conserving energy usage in buildings and organizations. It provides benefits such as reducing environmental damage, costs, risks from energy price increases or shortages, and carbon emissions. Key aspects of an energy management program include metering energy usage, identifying savings opportunities, targeting areas for reduction, and tracking progress. The document then outlines various techniques organizations can implement across lighting, motors, compressed air, HVAC, refrigeration, boilers, and diesel engines to lower energy consumption and costs.
1. Fossil fuels like coal burn in a furnace, using the heat to boil water into steam.
2. The high-pressure steam spins turbines connected to generators, converting the kinetic energy into electrical energy.
3. Excess steam is released into cooling towers, where it condenses back into water that is recycled to repeat the process, while the carbon dioxide from combustion exits through smokestacks.
about development of renewable solar technologies,types of solar power plants and their history, new technologies, advantages and disadvantages.need of solar power
1) The document discusses solar heating and cooling systems (SHCS), which use solar energy to provide hot water, space heating, and cooling.
2) SHCS can be either active systems that involve collectors, circulation systems, storage tanks, and controls, or passive systems that rely on building ventilation.
3) Solar cooling uses solar heat to generate chilled water for cooling buildings. Combisystems provide both heating and cooling as well as hot water.
4) SHCS have advantages over conventional methods like reduced costs, employment opportunities, and being more environmentally friendly.
For download link head to http://solarreference.com/solar-cooling-training-presentation/
Also available from SOLAIR website.
A presentation from the SOLAIR project on sizing of solar air conditioners. their website has a lot of details information. For similar useful resources visit us on http://solarreference.com
Simulation of a small scale cogeneration system using a microturbinePietro Galli
The aim of the thesis was to develop an operating model of some sizes of Microturbines on the software eQuest.
Then used the model developed to simulate the installation of a Cogeneration (CHP) plant to satisfy the heat and electric demand of a school. The final step was to consider the economics of the investment and choosing which size and use of the turbine was the most convenient for the building.
The key topics of the project were the following:
• Collecting experimental data about some size of Microturbines
• Development of the turbine model for the software eQuest
• Development of the building following the ASHRAE standard
• Simulation of some size of Cogeneration Plants
• Analysis of the results of the simulations
• Energy auditing of the building and analysis of the cost of the current and new plant
• Choice of the best solution for the building
The thesis was developed in collaboration between Politecnico di Torino and the University of Illinois at Chicago, during the course of the double degree program TOP-UIC
parabolic trough solar collectors power plants (designe)Eslam Zaki
The document discusses the design of a 100MW parabolic trough solar thermal power plant with thermal energy storage. It describes the various configurations of parabolic trough plants, including plants with heat transfer fluids and auxiliary heaters or thermal storage tanks. The key components of the system include the solar field with parabolic trough collectors and receiver, heat transfer fluid, thermal storage system, and power block. Parameters for the plant design are provided, such as mass flow rates, temperatures, heat transfer rates, and efficiencies. The size and layout of the solar field is also summarized.
As unlimited resources, sunlight can be a key to overcoming climate change. The sun irradiance onto Earth is adequate to provide the world energy needs for an entire year. Despite its abundant potential, the solar energy only provides less than one-tenth of one percent of global energy use. This untapped potential will bring an enormous impact both on the environment and the economy if used effectively.
The solar energy can be harvested with photovoltaic technology and solar thermal energy technology. The concentrated solar power (CSP) has been mainly used in the solar thermal energy technology. The concentrated solar power (CSP) types that have been used in the power plant projects around the world are the parabolic trough, solar power tower, Fresnel reflectors, and dish Stirling. This paper will explore some of the largest CSP plants in the world.
Keyword: solar thermal energy, concentrated solar power, parabolic trough, solar power tower, Fresnel reflectors, dish Stirling.
A Study on Energy Audit of a Cold StorageIJERA Editor
This document analyzes the energy audit of a cold storage facility in India. It measures the actual and theoretical energy consumption of the refrigeration compressor. The actual energy usage was found to be 55 kW/hr while the theoretical minimum was 50 kW/hr, resulting in a 5 kW/hr gap. If this gap was eliminated, it could save Rs. 20,250 per month or Rs. 2,43,000 per year on electricity costs. Various factors that affect energy usage, like heat loads, equipment efficiency, insulation, and maintenance practices, are also discussed.
Andrea Calabrese - ENEA - IMPIANTI DI SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING: UN CONTRIBUT...Centro Studi Galileo
This document describes a case study of an innovative solar heating and cooling system at the F-92 building of the ENEA CASACCIA Research Centre in Rome, Italy. The system uses evacuated tube solar collectors to provide 56% of winter heating needs, with the remaining 44% supplemented by a gas boiler. A phase change material (PCM) storage tank is able to reduce energy dissipation compared to a traditional water tank. The system is also able to provide summer cooling through an absorption chiller. Monitoring shows the PCM tank improves utilization of solar energy from 64% to 76% compared to a traditional tank.
Solar Thermal Power Plant with Thermal Storage - Ignacio Burgaleta (Torresol ...IrSOLaV Pomares
Torresol Energy operates several solar thermal power plants in Spain that use parabolic trough collectors and central tower technology. These plants include molten salt storage systems to allow electricity production when the sun is not shining. The document discusses Torresol Energy's experience with molten salt storage, including the advantages it provides in improving plant efficiency and enabling dispatchable solar power. It also describes the components and operation of the company's 50 MW parabolic trough plant with 7 hours of thermal storage. Accurate forecasting of solar irradiance and clouds is important for optimizing plant operations and grid integration of the solar power.
This document discusses a student project to design a hybrid system of a micro thermoelectric generator and Stirling engine for power generation. The goals of the project are to 1) design a hybrid system combining these two power sources to generate electricity, and 2) optimize the output power of the hybrid system. The student will simulate the hybrid system design using PSpice before building a prototype. Analysis of the hybrid system performance will include parameters like voltage, current, power, speed, and temperature.
The document discusses co-generation (also known as combined heat and power) as a promising technology to meet future energy demands while reducing dependence on imported oil. Co-generation improves efficiency by capturing waste heat from power generation and using it for industrial processes. This can increase overall efficiency to 80-85% compared to 36-58% for conventional separate power and heat generation. Co-generation also reduces emissions and costs by locating power plants near heat demand. The document outlines applications of co-generation in various sectors and its benefits including fuel savings, lower emissions, and increased efficiency.
Solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/t) parabolic trough collector systemManav Shah
This system consists of concentrating parabolic trough collector to magnify the solar radiation onto the focal point where absorber tube has been placed. Working fluid such as water is passed from the tube with the help of pump. In order to increase the overall efficiency of the system, photovoltaic cells are placed on the absorber tube so that hot water and electricity can be produced from one integrated system.
Phase Change Materials(PCM) based solar refrigerationVishvesh Shah
Topics to be Covered
Refrigeration Using solar Energy
Introduction
Solar PV Based Refrigeration
Solar Absorption Refrigeration
Energy Storage Systems
Battery
Phase Change Materials
Solar Refrigeration System Model Studies
Solar powered refrigerator with Thermal Energy Storage
Solar Direct Drive Refrigerator for Vaccine Storage
Energy is the driving force for almost everything including the economy, society and technology all around the world. This makes energy generation an important and ever increasing responsibility.environmental problems. The burning of fossil resources factors the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) that accumulates in the surroundings a greenhouse gas (GHG) which might alternate the steadiness of global local weather. In order that many study are interested for renewable power in their one-of-a-kind forms thermal, photovoltaic, hydro, biomass and geothermal.Solar rays are an inexhaustible source of energy during the sector. It is used in quite a lot of functions as a supply of easy and renewable energy. Amongst this solar thermal applications comprise electrical power new release. This paper experiences the electrical energy iteration from solar thermal energy established especially on parabolic trough, linear fresnal reflector, barabolic dish and so forth. Examples of solar thermal power vegetation will likely be discussed on this paper. This paper also offers with the concentrated solar power (CSP). Rahul Verma | Dr. Deepika Chauhan"Solar and Thermal Power Generation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11190.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/11190/solar-and-thermal-power-generation/rahul-verma
This document discusses cogeneration systems and their benefits. It describes the main types of cogeneration systems which include steam turbine, gas turbine, reciprocating engine, and other classifications like topping and bottoming cycles. For each system, it provides details on how they work, examples of configurations (e.g. back pressure steam turbine, extraction condensing steam turbine), advantages, disadvantages, and ranges of capacities. The document also outlines benefits of cogeneration such as increased energy efficiency and cost savings, and provides some examples of opportunities to improve energy efficiency for steam turbine and gas turbine cogeneration systems.
This document discusses power generation from solar thermal plants. It describes how solar thermal energy collectors are classified as low, medium, or high temperature based on their use. Low temperature collectors are used to heat pools, medium for water and air heating, and high temperature concentrate sunlight for electricity production. Heat is collected, stored, and transferred for power generation during the day and at night. Conversion rates from solar to electrical energy are highest for dish/Stirling systems at 31.25% and around 20% for trough and Fresnel systems. Applications include residential and commercial water and space heating.
Las Torres de Hanói es un rompecabezas matemático creado en 1883 que consiste en mover discos de diferentes tamaños entre tres varillas siguiendo tres reglas: solo se puede mover un disco cada vez, no se puede poner un disco más grande sobre uno más pequeño, y solo se puede mover el disco superior de cada varilla. El objetivo es mover todos los discos de la primera a la última varilla. Se puede resolver aplicando el método "Divide y Vencerás" de dividir el problema en subproblemas más pequeños.
This document provides a comparison of the characters Elinor and Marianne from Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Elinor Dashwood, aged 19, represents sense. She is composed and affectionate, maintaining her composure even when facing difficulties in her own romantic relationship. Her younger sister Marianne, aged 17, represents sensibility. Marianne's spontaneity and excessive emotions lead her to fall for the deceitful John Willoughby, though he ultimately rejects her, causing her to recognize her misjudgment. The document contrasts the two sisters' temperaments, natures, and personalities.
The document describes the design, construction, testing, and analysis of a small-scale concentrated solar power device. Key points:
- The device combined elements of dish engines and parabolic troughs and cost under $150 to build.
- Testing over 3 hours on a clear day found an average efficiency of 32.25% in converting sunlight to heat.
- Results indicate that small-scale concentrated solar power can effectively heat water and achieve acceptable efficiency with a limited budget.
The document discusses various types of solar thermal power systems, including parabolic trough collector systems, power tower systems, dish systems, and solar updraft towers. Parabolic trough systems use parabolic mirrors to heat a fluid to around 400°C which is then used to create steam and power a turbine. Power tower systems use an array of mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a central receiver atop a tower, where heat is transferred to a working fluid. Dish systems use dual-axis tracking mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver coupled to an engine. Solar updraft towers work by heating air under a greenhouse-like roof, which rises through a tall chimney and powers turbines at the base.
Energy management involves monitoring, controlling, and conserving energy usage in buildings and organizations. It provides benefits such as reducing environmental damage, costs, risks from energy price increases or shortages, and carbon emissions. Key aspects of an energy management program include metering energy usage, identifying savings opportunities, targeting areas for reduction, and tracking progress. The document then outlines various techniques organizations can implement across lighting, motors, compressed air, HVAC, refrigeration, boilers, and diesel engines to lower energy consumption and costs.
1. Fossil fuels like coal burn in a furnace, using the heat to boil water into steam.
2. The high-pressure steam spins turbines connected to generators, converting the kinetic energy into electrical energy.
3. Excess steam is released into cooling towers, where it condenses back into water that is recycled to repeat the process, while the carbon dioxide from combustion exits through smokestacks.
about development of renewable solar technologies,types of solar power plants and their history, new technologies, advantages and disadvantages.need of solar power
1) The document discusses solar heating and cooling systems (SHCS), which use solar energy to provide hot water, space heating, and cooling.
2) SHCS can be either active systems that involve collectors, circulation systems, storage tanks, and controls, or passive systems that rely on building ventilation.
3) Solar cooling uses solar heat to generate chilled water for cooling buildings. Combisystems provide both heating and cooling as well as hot water.
4) SHCS have advantages over conventional methods like reduced costs, employment opportunities, and being more environmentally friendly.
For download link head to http://solarreference.com/solar-cooling-training-presentation/
Also available from SOLAIR website.
A presentation from the SOLAIR project on sizing of solar air conditioners. their website has a lot of details information. For similar useful resources visit us on http://solarreference.com
Simulation of a small scale cogeneration system using a microturbinePietro Galli
The aim of the thesis was to develop an operating model of some sizes of Microturbines on the software eQuest.
Then used the model developed to simulate the installation of a Cogeneration (CHP) plant to satisfy the heat and electric demand of a school. The final step was to consider the economics of the investment and choosing which size and use of the turbine was the most convenient for the building.
The key topics of the project were the following:
• Collecting experimental data about some size of Microturbines
• Development of the turbine model for the software eQuest
• Development of the building following the ASHRAE standard
• Simulation of some size of Cogeneration Plants
• Analysis of the results of the simulations
• Energy auditing of the building and analysis of the cost of the current and new plant
• Choice of the best solution for the building
The thesis was developed in collaboration between Politecnico di Torino and the University of Illinois at Chicago, during the course of the double degree program TOP-UIC
parabolic trough solar collectors power plants (designe)Eslam Zaki
The document discusses the design of a 100MW parabolic trough solar thermal power plant with thermal energy storage. It describes the various configurations of parabolic trough plants, including plants with heat transfer fluids and auxiliary heaters or thermal storage tanks. The key components of the system include the solar field with parabolic trough collectors and receiver, heat transfer fluid, thermal storage system, and power block. Parameters for the plant design are provided, such as mass flow rates, temperatures, heat transfer rates, and efficiencies. The size and layout of the solar field is also summarized.
As unlimited resources, sunlight can be a key to overcoming climate change. The sun irradiance onto Earth is adequate to provide the world energy needs for an entire year. Despite its abundant potential, the solar energy only provides less than one-tenth of one percent of global energy use. This untapped potential will bring an enormous impact both on the environment and the economy if used effectively.
The solar energy can be harvested with photovoltaic technology and solar thermal energy technology. The concentrated solar power (CSP) has been mainly used in the solar thermal energy technology. The concentrated solar power (CSP) types that have been used in the power plant projects around the world are the parabolic trough, solar power tower, Fresnel reflectors, and dish Stirling. This paper will explore some of the largest CSP plants in the world.
Keyword: solar thermal energy, concentrated solar power, parabolic trough, solar power tower, Fresnel reflectors, dish Stirling.
A Study on Energy Audit of a Cold StorageIJERA Editor
This document analyzes the energy audit of a cold storage facility in India. It measures the actual and theoretical energy consumption of the refrigeration compressor. The actual energy usage was found to be 55 kW/hr while the theoretical minimum was 50 kW/hr, resulting in a 5 kW/hr gap. If this gap was eliminated, it could save Rs. 20,250 per month or Rs. 2,43,000 per year on electricity costs. Various factors that affect energy usage, like heat loads, equipment efficiency, insulation, and maintenance practices, are also discussed.
Andrea Calabrese - ENEA - IMPIANTI DI SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING: UN CONTRIBUT...Centro Studi Galileo
This document describes a case study of an innovative solar heating and cooling system at the F-92 building of the ENEA CASACCIA Research Centre in Rome, Italy. The system uses evacuated tube solar collectors to provide 56% of winter heating needs, with the remaining 44% supplemented by a gas boiler. A phase change material (PCM) storage tank is able to reduce energy dissipation compared to a traditional water tank. The system is also able to provide summer cooling through an absorption chiller. Monitoring shows the PCM tank improves utilization of solar energy from 64% to 76% compared to a traditional tank.
Solar Thermal Power Plant with Thermal Storage - Ignacio Burgaleta (Torresol ...IrSOLaV Pomares
Torresol Energy operates several solar thermal power plants in Spain that use parabolic trough collectors and central tower technology. These plants include molten salt storage systems to allow electricity production when the sun is not shining. The document discusses Torresol Energy's experience with molten salt storage, including the advantages it provides in improving plant efficiency and enabling dispatchable solar power. It also describes the components and operation of the company's 50 MW parabolic trough plant with 7 hours of thermal storage. Accurate forecasting of solar irradiance and clouds is important for optimizing plant operations and grid integration of the solar power.
This document discusses a student project to design a hybrid system of a micro thermoelectric generator and Stirling engine for power generation. The goals of the project are to 1) design a hybrid system combining these two power sources to generate electricity, and 2) optimize the output power of the hybrid system. The student will simulate the hybrid system design using PSpice before building a prototype. Analysis of the hybrid system performance will include parameters like voltage, current, power, speed, and temperature.
The document discusses co-generation (also known as combined heat and power) as a promising technology to meet future energy demands while reducing dependence on imported oil. Co-generation improves efficiency by capturing waste heat from power generation and using it for industrial processes. This can increase overall efficiency to 80-85% compared to 36-58% for conventional separate power and heat generation. Co-generation also reduces emissions and costs by locating power plants near heat demand. The document outlines applications of co-generation in various sectors and its benefits including fuel savings, lower emissions, and increased efficiency.
Solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/t) parabolic trough collector systemManav Shah
This system consists of concentrating parabolic trough collector to magnify the solar radiation onto the focal point where absorber tube has been placed. Working fluid such as water is passed from the tube with the help of pump. In order to increase the overall efficiency of the system, photovoltaic cells are placed on the absorber tube so that hot water and electricity can be produced from one integrated system.
Phase Change Materials(PCM) based solar refrigerationVishvesh Shah
Topics to be Covered
Refrigeration Using solar Energy
Introduction
Solar PV Based Refrigeration
Solar Absorption Refrigeration
Energy Storage Systems
Battery
Phase Change Materials
Solar Refrigeration System Model Studies
Solar powered refrigerator with Thermal Energy Storage
Solar Direct Drive Refrigerator for Vaccine Storage
Energy is the driving force for almost everything including the economy, society and technology all around the world. This makes energy generation an important and ever increasing responsibility.environmental problems. The burning of fossil resources factors the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) that accumulates in the surroundings a greenhouse gas (GHG) which might alternate the steadiness of global local weather. In order that many study are interested for renewable power in their one-of-a-kind forms thermal, photovoltaic, hydro, biomass and geothermal.Solar rays are an inexhaustible source of energy during the sector. It is used in quite a lot of functions as a supply of easy and renewable energy. Amongst this solar thermal applications comprise electrical power new release. This paper experiences the electrical energy iteration from solar thermal energy established especially on parabolic trough, linear fresnal reflector, barabolic dish and so forth. Examples of solar thermal power vegetation will likely be discussed on this paper. This paper also offers with the concentrated solar power (CSP). Rahul Verma | Dr. Deepika Chauhan"Solar and Thermal Power Generation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11190.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/11190/solar-and-thermal-power-generation/rahul-verma
This document discusses cogeneration systems and their benefits. It describes the main types of cogeneration systems which include steam turbine, gas turbine, reciprocating engine, and other classifications like topping and bottoming cycles. For each system, it provides details on how they work, examples of configurations (e.g. back pressure steam turbine, extraction condensing steam turbine), advantages, disadvantages, and ranges of capacities. The document also outlines benefits of cogeneration such as increased energy efficiency and cost savings, and provides some examples of opportunities to improve energy efficiency for steam turbine and gas turbine cogeneration systems.
This document discusses power generation from solar thermal plants. It describes how solar thermal energy collectors are classified as low, medium, or high temperature based on their use. Low temperature collectors are used to heat pools, medium for water and air heating, and high temperature concentrate sunlight for electricity production. Heat is collected, stored, and transferred for power generation during the day and at night. Conversion rates from solar to electrical energy are highest for dish/Stirling systems at 31.25% and around 20% for trough and Fresnel systems. Applications include residential and commercial water and space heating.
Las Torres de Hanói es un rompecabezas matemático creado en 1883 que consiste en mover discos de diferentes tamaños entre tres varillas siguiendo tres reglas: solo se puede mover un disco cada vez, no se puede poner un disco más grande sobre uno más pequeño, y solo se puede mover el disco superior de cada varilla. El objetivo es mover todos los discos de la primera a la última varilla. Se puede resolver aplicando el método "Divide y Vencerás" de dividir el problema en subproblemas más pequeños.
This document provides a comparison of the characters Elinor and Marianne from Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Elinor Dashwood, aged 19, represents sense. She is composed and affectionate, maintaining her composure even when facing difficulties in her own romantic relationship. Her younger sister Marianne, aged 17, represents sensibility. Marianne's spontaneity and excessive emotions lead her to fall for the deceitful John Willoughby, though he ultimately rejects her, causing her to recognize her misjudgment. The document contrasts the two sisters' temperaments, natures, and personalities.
New base energy news issue 953 dated 22 november 2016Khaled Al Awadi
Greetings,
Attached FYI (NewBase 22 November 2016 ) , from Hawk Energy Services Dubai . Daily energy news covering the MENA area and related worldwide energy news. In today’s issue you will find news about:-
• Fitch Affirms Dolphin Energy Bonds at 'A+'; Outlook Stable
• Saudi Arabia to establish national water and energy efficiency program
• Saudi Aramco Promise of $1bn fees for IPO in London bankers
• Sweden's Lundin Petroleum finds more oil in Norwegian Arctic
• Azerbaijan: Total and SOCAR sign agreement to develop Absheron
• Oil prices rise in anticipation of planned OPEC-led production cut
• Oil Extends Gains as OPEC Shows Signs of Progress on Output Deal
• Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All But Peaked
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Plan for scientific research
1. Plan for scientific research
Subdivision: energy storage using compressed air.
Alexandr Novykh, Ph.D.
2016
2. Table of contents
Cogeneration and trigeneration installations...............................................................................................2
Application of energy storage using a compressed air. ................................................................................5
Detailed analysis of the cogeneration plant with energy storage using compressed air.............................8
Technical implementation of cogeneration units with compressed air drives...........................................10
Option №1. The easiest. .........................................................................................................................10
Option №2: A more sophisticated and more effective...........................................................................11
Option №3: Using compressed air drives a part of gas turbines............................................................12
Option №4. Solar power.........................................................................................................................14
Collaboration compressed air storage with solar power plants and wind turbines...............................15
Autonomous private solar power for a small home. ..................................................................................17
Domestic storage of compressed air...........................................................................................................19
Use of liquefied air......................................................................................................................................21
3. Cogeneration and trigeneration installations.
The main objective of the proposed research - improvement of existing cogeneration and trigeneration
plants, the development of new models.
Today, in the world it is widely used various designs of cogeneration and trigeneration plants. These
installations provide maximum fuel efficiency in the production of electricity and heat.
Two years ago, we designed and built a stand-alone installation of power generating electric power
5500 kW, which includes the following components:
• Six gas-piston cogeneration plants (CHP) power of 1063 kW each, equipped with heat recovery
units with capacity 1208 kW each;
• Two gas hot water boiler unit rated capacity of 4,250 kW;
• Two absorption chillers with total cooling capacity of 4000 kW complete with wet cooling
towers in the amount of 2 pieces with total capacity of 9362 kW of heat.
This is a classic trigeneration plant for the total energy supply companies. In addition to the enterprise
power plant provides heating of industrial premises in the winter and cooling in the summer air. Initial
fuel is used as efficiently as possible. The efficiency of the trigeneration installation reaches 90%. The
remaining 10% - this is the loss of low-grade heat that is removed from the room ventilation system.
The system operates autonomously, without resetting the surplus electricity to the network. Often reset
electric power surpluses to the network is not beneficial to the manufacturer, as energy networks
charge for this extra cost, or purchase electricity at a lower price. As a result, it only leads to additional
losses. That is why the installation is equipped with 6 gas engines. Stop one or more of the engines
produced in the case of reducing electricity consumption. However, in this case there is a simultaneous
decrease in the production of heat and cooling. Lack of thermal energy in this case is compensated for
by the gas boiler.
Electricity
Boiler
Heat
Exchange
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Heat
Exchange
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4. It would seem that this is an ideal setting in terms of maximum utilization of the source of fuel, and
economic indicators. However, as shown by the results of operation of the installation during the year
the balance of electric and thermal loads are not always the same.
At the same electrical load in the winter is not significantly enough thermal capacity, and in the fall and
spring of thermal energy surplus, and it is discharged into the atmosphere. During the summer months a
small shortage of thermal energy to the refrigeration unit. The lack is compensated by the thermal
energy by burning additional fuel in boilers. Standing no balance, which ultimately results in lower
overall efficiency.
In addition, during the working day as the electrical load changes. Almost zero at night and up to a
maximum at the end of the working day.
Reduced electrical load is provided by disabling one or more engines. However, in proportion to the
reduction in electrical load is reduced and the production of heat that has to compensate for the
increase in productivity of auxiliary boilers. As a result, it reduced the effect of the entire installation.
5. Today imbalance of electrical and thermal load is achieved in the following ways:
1. By way of transition to clock mode (three shifts). Then, the electrical load is leveled during the
day. However, it is not always possible and economically profitable. For example, a large
supermarket can not work around the clock, it makes no sense. Besides, for night work, as a
rule, you need to pay more, and so on.
2. Increased power generators up to a maximum level of thermal load and discharge of surplus
electricity to the network. It is also associated with certain problems. As already noted, the
discharge of electricity in the network is not always beneficial for various reasons. Furthermore,
during the night and with excess electricity network. Energy companies are selling night
electricity at reduced rates, and it is not profitable to buy extra energy at this time.
3. Conversion of redundant electrical energy into heat via electric heaters. Of course, in this case,
we have some losses, but in the end we do not lose anything. Just all the fuel consumed for heat
production. In any case, are reduced by an additional boiler equipment costs.
4. The use of electric and thermal batteries that during the failure of a load store energy and
consume them during peak times. This is the most promising path, which allows you to
significantly increase the efficiency of cogeneration and trigeneration plants. It is possible to use
powerful batteries and thereby reduce electric power in the night can be similarly applied
centrifugal kinetic energy of the batteries and so on. All this is to smooth out fluctuations in the
loads throughout the day and will increase the efficiency of trigeneration installation as a whole.
The last line of perfection trigeneration plants most promising. Currently, electric load leveling of
electric power to the various devices used for the storage of the day. These devices include:
• pumped storage power plants;
• The batteries of electric accumulators;
• Kinetic storage of electrical energy;
• Supercapacitors and so on.
All these devices can successfully compensate for fluctuations in the electrical load on the network, but
fuel efficiency remains unchanged and amounts to not more than 45%. Only cogeneration and
trigeneration installations can increase fuel efficiency by at least twice.
In this connection, it is proposed to equip the trigeneration installation fourth elements - air
compressors.
6. Application of energy storage using a compressed air.
Let us return to the schedule of daily load.
As has been previously noted, the electric load varies during the day, and the thermal load remains
stable. Heat generation cogeneration plant repeats the schedule of electric load. Because of this, at
night we have a lack of heat, and in the period of peak demand in the electric network - the excess. In
principle, this is a small problem. Simple thermal energy storage to smooth these fluctuations. However,
it all depends on the size of the average heat load during the day.
If the average daily heat load is approximately equal to the average electrical loads, the total fuel
utilization factor will be the maximum and not less than 90%.
If the average daily heat load is significantly smaller (Min) average electrical loads, the total fuel
utilization factor drops to 45%.
If the average daily load of thermal energy much more (Max) average electrical load, it would take an
additional fuel consumption and total fuel utilization rate is approximately 60-70%.
In this connection, it is proposed to equip the trigeneration installation fourth elements - air
compressors.
The load of heat and electricity.
time of day
The production and
consumption of electrical energy.
Production of thermal
energy.
Consumption of thermal
energy
7. In this case, the engine running at a constant load throughout the day. The surplus electric power (with
load failure in the electrical network) is reset to an air compressor. Thus the heat generation is increased
by 60-70% due to the heating of air in the compression process. At the time of shortage of electricity the
compressor is stopped and made to develop more electric power due to the expansion of air. Thus, due
to exhaust gas produced extra heating the compressed air, which increases its potential energy.
As a result, we have the following advantages:
• The cogeneration unit is operating at the rated load continuously, without hesitation, that
allows you to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Maximum engine power can be reduced to the average load on the network. This helps reduce
the maximum engine power is at least 30%, which in turn will significantly reduce the cost of the
equipment as a whole.
• Heat production is also increased, thereby providing consumers with thermal energy in the cold.
• If the thermal energy needs not, compressed air can be performed by isothermal cycle. This will
reduce the costs for compression of air by about 40%. Before expansion the air can be heated by
exhaust gases to a temperature of 300-350 ° C, which will provide more electrical energy than
the compression of air to spent.
At present, much attention is paid to the development of various energy storage devices. The reasons
are three:
a. In many countries, the cost of the "night" of electric power is 2-3 times lower than the "day." If
you accumulate energy at night, and then use it during the day, the total costs will be
significantly lower.
b. The stored energy can be used at night to pay off peak day. This will allow to reduce to 30-40%
of the rated power of the power equipment that will eventually lead to a decrease in the cost of
equipment.
Energy load
Time
The electrical load
on the network
Generation of
electricity
Heat generation
8. c. A powerful impetus to the development of energy storage devices due to the development of
alternative energy. Solar and wind energy is variable and depends on the weather conditions.
This feature requires the use of various energy storage devices.
To date, various energy storage devices, namely, various batteries, kinetic drives, devices for
compressed air, pumped storage station and so on.
The graph shows that the best characteristics have pumped storage station. However, they have
one major drawback. For the accumulation of water energy necessary to the floor high enough and
it needs to build a fairly expensive construction. Application of this method is only useful when there
is natural elevations (mountains). On flat terrain to create such a structure is difficult.
Energy storage installations much easier and
more convenient. They can create any size
and placed anywhere. In addition,
compressed air batteries are both
trigeneration plants. The compressed air can
be converted into electrical energy, heat and
cold.
The world practice has already been several
attempts to create powerful energy storage
devices based on compressed air. The
simplest example - is the compressed air in underground storage preservation.
9. The main drawback of such designs is only one - a very low efficiency, not more than 50%). In the
compression process is a simultaneous increase in its temperature. Hot compressed air is difficult to
maintain, it will inevitably give the excess heat to the environment. In making the air have to be
heated to the initial temperature of the electric energy again, and this extra fuel consumption.
To avoid such a disadvantage can be in two ways:
a. It is useful to use the heat that is released during the air compression. In this case, we
get a double positive effect. First, it reduces the cost of compressed air by bringing to an
isothermal compression process. Second, the need to provide heat without additional
fuel costs.
b. Use the secondary air heating cheap thermal energy, which is available in abundance.
For example, you can use the free energy from the sun, to dispose of the heat of the
engine exhaust gases to recycle heat condenser chiller and so on. Use any source of
heat waste.
Using compressed air as an energy storage device can significantly improve the efficiency of
cogeneration and trigeneration plants.
Detailed analysis of the cogeneration plant with energy storage using compressed
air.
Compressed air may be performed in various ways. In theory, there are three basic processes of gas
compression: adiabatic, isothermal and polytropic. One or the other process is implemented
through a variety of technical devices. For example, isothermal gas compression process is
implemented by applying a multi-stage compressor with intermediate cooling gas after each stage.
The more compressor stages, the closer the compression process is isothermal cycle.
10. The graph shows that the best performance can be achieved by isothermal compression of air. In
this case, the cost of compressed air are minimal. If the air compression heat of exhaust gases of
internal combustion engine to 350 ° C temperature, during the expansion of the air in the expander
can be returned to 1.5-2 times more electric energy than is spent on compression of the air.
Calculations with respect to a specific cogeneration plant, which was considered by us in the
beginning.
During normal operation, this cogeneration plant provides a daily production of 66,160 kWh of
electricity and 113,417 kWh of thermal energy. At the same time, part of the power plant consists of
6 diesel generator power 1063 kW each. At minimum load (at night), the engine operates at only
one power level of 50-70%. With a maximum load of all engines running.
We add to this cogeneration plant compressor. Any excess electrical power is used to compress air
to a pressure of 5 to 10 bar, which will accumulate in the tank. At the time of peak load at the
beginning of the compressed air engine exhaust is preheated to 350 ° C, and then expanded in an
expander to produce additional electrical energy.
The calculations show that to fully ensure the same daily output of just two engines, which during
the day at a constant nominal mode. In the case of the isothermal compression to a pressure of 5
bar was required engine power 2235 kW, and in the case of polytropic compression of air to a
pressure of 10 bar - required power was 2450 kW. Moreover, the total daily fuel consumption
decreased by 12-17%. Fuel economy in the development of 66160 kWh of electricity was from 1700
to 2700 kg. The lower value of performance corresponds to the process of polytropic compression
up to 10 bar, and the top - isothermal compression process to a pressure of 5 bar.
11. For the first 9 hours of the compressors to fully charge storage of compressed air, and in the future
is its discharge in the next 13 hours. Then drive again been charged for another 2 hours.
As a result of the preliminary studies, the following conclusions:
1. The use of cogeneration units in the composition of compressed air energy storage enables a 2
times to reduce the mounting power of the main engines. As a result, this significantly reduces
the cost of battery power equipment.
2. Main engines work during the day at a constant nominal operation, which ultimately leads to
fuel savings.
3. The presence of excess thermal energy makes it possible to further heat the compressed air,
allowing you to provide additional production of electricity without fuel costs. This eventually
leads to a reduction in specific fuel consumption by 10-15%.
4. In comparison with other battery electric power, compressed air makes it possible not only to
return the stored energy without loss, but also to produce an additional 1.5-2 times more
elektoenergii.
5. The compressed air drives only have one big drawback - the large size. As the calculations above
cogeneration plant, compressed air drive must be designed for a capacity of at least 1000 - 5000
m3. To reduce storage volume of pressurized air needed to raise the pressure to 200 bar.
However, at such a pressure and exhaust gas temperature limitation positive effect can be
achieved only by isothermal compression of air.
Technical implementation of cogeneration units with compressed air drives.
Most of today's internal combustion engines are equipped with high-power air pressurization systems.
This allows not only to increase engine power,
but also improve its effectiveness. Recently,
internal combustion engines are equipped with
two-stage turbocharging systems. It uses both
turbochargers with exhaust energy of the
engine and supercharger driven by the engine
shaft. Much less frequently used Blowers
Power.
The two-stage system of an internal
combustion engine turbocharging works as
follows. Air from the atmosphere is sucked
through the primary air blower, which is driven by the motor shaft. Air is first compressed and injected
into the intercooler (Intercooler 1), where it is cooled after the first compression stage. Further, air flows
into the secondary turbocharger, which already uses the engine exhaust energy. The air is further
compressed and fed to the engine cylinders again through the air cooler (Intercooler 2). Power primary
blower drive shaft of the motor is sufficiently high and is 10-15% of the engine power.
Option №1. The easiest.
If the performance of the primary compressor to increase by 2-3 times, its capacity will increase to at
least 30-40% of the engine power. Excess compressed air will accumulate in the tank. During the period
of peak demand, drive the primary compressor is switched off, and a useful capacity of the engine is
increased by 30-40% and higher.
12. The proposed modernization of Standard engine boost circuit
In this embodiment, we do not change any parameters of the engine. The advantage of only one engine
is constantly working on the nominal mode. It occurs redistribution of load between the power of the
compressor and the power generator. However, the effect of fuel economy is. If, for example, take
specific Caterpillar 3516 engine, its specific fuel consumption at 50% load is 0.234 l / kWh, and with a
load of 100% - 0.21 l / kWh. Thus, ensuring stable operation of the engine at nominal conditions, we
provide savings 0,024 l / kWh or 38.4 l / h. Let this small, but still savings. In addition, providing a peak
shaving, we can reduce by 30-40% the mounting power of the main engines, which will have a very
substantial saving of initial construction costs of battery power. This variant does not differ from the
case with the installation of electrical batteries. The effect is almost the same. Only the energy storage
device design is much simpler and cheaper.
Option №2: A more sophisticated and more effective.
Internal combustion engine exhaust gas temperature at the outlet of tsilintrov is about 700 ° C. This is a
fairly high potential, which is partially used in the turbocharger to compress the air. However, the
output of the turbine drive exhaust gas temperature remains high enough to at least 450 ° C. To use this
potential in some installations use heat recovery boilers, which provide steam turbine generators. The
effectiveness of this steam cycle does not exceed 10-15% of the very low steam parameters. At the
same time, this option is very complicated power plant as a whole. In addition, such a structure does not
eliminate the problem of electrical load fluctuations. By reducing the engine power output also reduces
the steam cycle automatically.
13. The proposed modernization of Standard engine boost circuit
The proposed second embodiment does not have these disadvantages. The primary pre-compresses air
blower and pumps it into the first receiver (R1) of low pressure. The auxiliary booster compressor
pumps air into the receiver (R2) high pressure. The receiver R2 air is further heated by the heat of
exhaust gases. At the time of the peak blowers driven by the motor shaft disconnected. Heated
compressed air as the load is applied to growth D1 expander where expansion occurs with generation of
additional electricity. The air in the expansion process in the expander automatically lowers its
temperature and its parameters become suitable for the supply to the engine cylinders. Turbocharger
currently can also be disabled, allowing further heat the compressed air in the receiver R2 to 600 ° C. If
the air in the R2 receiver is not heated, but on the contrary, allow to cool to a temperature of at least
100-200 ° C, after the expansion of the air expansion turbine we get quite a lot of cold with
temperatures below -20 ° C.
The proposed design greatly simplifies the configuration of the trigeneration plant. We can exclude from
the HRSG equipment to remove heat from the exhaust gases, absorption chillers and so on. As a result,
this will lead to a significant reduction in price of trigeneration plants, increase their efficiency and
provide a stable load.
Option №3: Using compressed air drives a part of gas turbines.
From the outset, the compressed air drives planned to use in conjunction with gas turbines. This is
significantly easier. As part of a gas turbine plant has a compressor, a turbine is (expansion turbine).
However, gas turbine units at a far inferior to the internal combustion engine performance. In addition,
with an increase in ambient temperature above 15 ° C, the efficiency of the gas turbine units plummets.
At the same time, even in this case, the use of compressed air storage is feasible. If you add a tank of
compressed air and pass through the exhaust duct from the heat exchanger can be abandoned. As a
R1
R2
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14. result, the pressure loss will be reduced in the recuperator, and increase the degree of heating the air
from the exhaust gases, although the overall size of the installation, of course, will increase.
Compressor capacity gas-turbine plant is at least 30% of the power turbine. Consequently, the presence
of compressed air to allow the battery to increase by 30-40% useful power unit during peak power grid
by switching off the compressor. The turbine will be for some time to use a supply of compressed air in
the drive.
The above embodiments of cogeneration plants have economic viability. Some projects have already
been implemented. However, interest in the drives with compressed air in recent years has increased
briskly in connection with the rapid development of alternative energy.
15. Option №4. Solar power.
Most countries are now actively developing solar power plants. At the same time, in recent years the
cost of solar photovoltaic panels has dropped considerably, which contributes to their further rapid
development. However, experts predict the emergence of additional load fluctuations in the power
network in connection with the development of solar energy.
Completely abandon the traditional sources of electrical energy, we can not. Solar power can not yet
fully provide us with electrical energy during the day. At the same time, a large number of decentralized
solar power plants. In the daytime, in the presence of intense solar radiation load of the electrical
network begins to fall, as electricity consumers tend to use more energy to local solar power. This
creates a big problem for traditional power plants and electrical networks, as after 16:00 begins a sharp
rise in the load. 2-3 hours load increases by 2 times. This sharp increase in load creates a big enough
problem for large power plants. Especially because after 21:00 slump begins again. The situation is
further complicated by the fact that the intensity of sunlight varies with the weather. Such load failures
have no strict regularity in time.
In this situation, the development and application of energy storage is particularly important. Of course,
the problem can be solved quite easily with the help of pumped storage power plants. However, such
structures are large enough and not everywhere can be constructed. This requires a fairly large
differences in elevation between the upper and lower reservoirs. Electric batteries as long as have
enough low density energy storage.
The ideal characteristics for the solution of these problems have a compressed air storage. They have a
relatively simple design and very high energy storage density. In addition, in contrast to all other energy
storage, compressed air can not only save electricity, but also get a discharge at 2 times more electricity
than is spent on compressed air. It has been shown previously. No other type of energy storage does not
allow it. It should also be noted that the compressed air drives quite easily scaled. Because you can
make big enough for large power plants, and small enough for private households. Duration of energy
storage in storage of compressed air is virtually unlimited.
16. Collaboration compressed air storage with solar power plants and wind turbines.
Currently, the most promising are hybrid power plant, which include solar photovoltaic installation and
natural gas-fired generators. This is the perfect option. On the one hand photovoltaic panels provide
maximum use of solar energy and natural gas-fired generators - provide supply security and stability.
The overall energy efficiency is quite high.
However, the sun does not only electricity but also heat. Consequently, the use of heat engine exhaust
gases is problematic. Sun provides enough heat energy that can be accumulated in a tank and used
within one day. Thermal energy is the engine, most likely in these conditions will not be in demand. If
applied as part of such a compressed air drive power, the efficiency of the entire power plant to
increase significantly, especially if the air by isothermal compression exercise cycle. During the daylight
hours of the electric power of photovoltaic panels will be used to compress the air. The compression
process can be a multi-step, to as close as possible to isothermal process. solar power Dimensions quite
possible to place multi-stage compressor. By the end of daylight compressed air accumulator is fully
charged. At night, when the gas-fired engines are started, exhaust gases are used to heat the air to a
temperature of at least 400 ° C. In the process of expansion of the air with these parameters in the
expander we can return in 2 times more electricity than spent on compressed air. If we compress 1 kg /
s of air up to 20 bar on the isothermal cycle, the total capacity of the multi-stage compressor will be 255
kW. If air is then heated to 400 ° C and apply to the expander, the output we will obtain 455 kW. The
temperature at the outlet from the expander Boden 135 ° C. Therefore, we still get an additional 135 kW
of heat energy. Thus, only through the use of compressed air storage can increase the efficiency of the
hybrid power twice.
To store a large amount of compressed gas tanks may be used, made of pipes of large diameter. These
pipes are used for the construction of gas pipelines. Compressors can also use the standard, and they
can be placed directly under the solar panels.
17. For example, we can make the payment in Spain newly built hybrid power plant.
The structure of the power plant includes: G52-850 kW wind turbine, photovoltaic panels 816 (245 kW)
and three diesel generator at 222 kW each. In the worst case (in the absence of sun and wind), this
power could provide maximum power 666 kW of electrical energy and about 800 kw of thermal energy.
In the presence of wind and solar total electric power can reach 900 kW to 1700 kW. According to
author of the project according to a similar power station is designed for power supply of about 400
families.
We make payment conditional two cases (excluding wind turbine)
1. Diesel generators work permanently and partially disabled when a solar energy. In this case, for
ease of calculation bude assume that solar power is working on a rated load of not more than 6
hours.
2. Diesel generators work permanently and partially disabled at work expander, and solar power
only works on compressed air, which is then heated by the exhaust gases of engines up to 400 °
C and is expanded in an expander. In the period of work
18. Again, for ease of calculation, we assume that the share of diesel generators consumption is 0.2 kg /
kWh.
During continuous operation, the total amount of diesel power generators will be 15,984 kWh of
electricity and about 19 MWh of thermal energy per day, and solar power will provide 6 hours 1470
kWh per day. Thus, the proper day for diesel generators in the first embodiment will ensure production
14,514 kWh of electric energy spent on this, and 2,903 kilograms of fuel. There will also be further
produced 17 MWh of thermal energy.
In the second case, the actual diesel generators will provide only 13 254 kWh of electricity and spend it
on 2650 kilograms of fuel. The amount of thermal energy is lower. Procedure 2.5 MWh of thermal
energy will be spent on heating the air, but 810 kWh of thermal energy will be returned at the exit of the
expander. As a result, the total amount of heat energy will be approximately 14-15 MWh.
Thus, at the same constant load 666 kW fuel economy in the second embodiment will be 253 kg per day.
If we discard the solar component of the project the total cost of fuel diesel engines would have
amounted to 3197 kilograms. Consequently, the solar component of the project to improve the
efficiency in comparison with the clean diesel option on 10%, and the addition of further compressed air
storage - 17%.
By increasing the capacity of solar power, efficiency will also increase. To heat the air up to 400 ° C
required heating capacity of 400 kW. Consequently, the electric power of such motor will be about 250
kW. If solar power capacity will be approximately equal to the diesel generator power, the efficiency of
the compressed air storage will be 50%.
Autonomous private solar power for a small home.
Consider a small solar power station with capacity of 10 kW. To ensure the reliability of power supply
applies a gas piston generator 5 kW. Thus, solar power is only drive the compressor for compressing air.
Over 6 hours of intense solar radiation compression compressor 650 kg of air up to a pressure of 50 bar.
In this case the compressed air receiver will have a volume of less than 12 m3. When expanding gas,
preheated to a certain temperature, we can return the lost energy by using an expander. At the same
time, energy consumption will strictly correspond to the load. Air heating can be done with solar heaters
or exhaust gas-piston engine backup. Even if the cylinder or compressed air receiver would just stand in
the sun, its temperature can reach 100 ° C under certain conditions. If we add a small solar heater solar
energy concentrator, it is possible to achieve heating to 200-250 ° C. To heat the air to a higher
temperature external heat source required. For example, long-term absence of solar energy (a few
days), we will have to start the standby generator gas piston. Exhaust heat can be accumulated in a
special thermal accumulator. In the future, this heat can be used to heat the air. In the case huduschem
possible to use a small amount of fuel for heating the air.
19. The graph shows that the best performance can be achieved with all air compressed to 10 bar. Even
then we heat the air up to 250 ° C, then we can get 1.5 times more electricity than the cost of
compressed air.
For long-term storage of compressed air should use the standard compressor systems and storage of
compressed air.
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The power ratio of the expander to the compressor capacity depending upon the
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20. For small off-grid solar power stations can apply simplified versions of the compressed air storage.
The last option is an autonomous solar power plant includes 40 photovoltaic panels with a total capacity
of 10 kW, autonomous gasoline generator 5 kW, multi-stage compressor, air-cooled, compressed air
drive 30 to 60 m3
(one module of the 4 pipes - 7 5 m3
) and a turbine generator.
Domestic storage of compressed air.
In a domestic environment, various electric heaters are used quite often. Always thought that the use of
electricity to generate heat energy is the most expensive way. However, recently, electricity is often
used for heating, water heating and cooking. It is particularly interesting that the solar PV panels began
to be used to generate heat energy. This is primarily due to the fall in prices for photovoltaic panels and
ease of installation of the equipment.
However, the direct conversion of electrical energy into heat energy is not quite economical. There are
many ways to more effectively generate thermal energy from electricity. The most simple and very
effective way is to use a heat pump. Using the electrical energy to drive the heat pump compressor, we
can get 3-5 times more heat energy than by direct heating with an electric heater. Such systems are
widely used for heating and hot water supply systems of buildings. However, in warm climates need for
a large amount of thermal energy available. But even in these conditions, use the direct electrical
heating is inefficient.
21. All hot water systems use hydraulic accumulators, which
are designed to maintain a certain pressure in the hot water
system. If the file from the compressor hot compressed air,
the water warms up in the hydraulic accumulator. At least
75% of the electrical power of the compressor is converted
into thermal energy. Even if the air in the system with cool
water, then at least 50% of the electric energy expended on
compressing the air can be returned. If the water then
warmed from an external source, it is possible to ensure the
return of all spent electricity.
For ease of operation make better use of the water turbine
to generate electricity. The compressor compresses air and
supplies it to the accumulator. Low water and compressed air in the accumulator is leveled. If you have
an electric energy needs of water from the accumulator via a hydraulic turbine generator enters the
feed tank. This produces an electric current, and the hot water from the supply tank is spent on
household needs.
Compressor | hydraulic accumulator |hydraulic turbine generator | expansion tank
vortex tube
For 1 kWh of electric energy required to produce 1.8 m3 of pumping water at a pressure of 20 bar in the
accumulator, and at a pressure of 200 bar - total 180 liters of water, which corresponds approximately
to the daily consumption of water for 1 family. In addition, if the top of the accumulator installed vortex
tube, we can obtain the expansion of the air hot and cold energy source.
22. Of course, the compressed air has a lot of advantages, but its storage requires very large amounts of
storage tanks. With increasing pressure to the level of 100-200 bar tanks sizes are significantly reduced,
but at the same time increased requirements for tanks for the storage of security.
Use of liquefied air.
Much more promising is the use of liquefied air. liquefied air density 800 times smaller than the gas at
atmospheric pressure. Liquefied air may be continuously kept at a slight excess pressure inside the
vessel. It is only necessary to eliminate the supply of heat from outside. The technology of liquefied air
or any other atmospheric gases is well established and does not cause any difficulties. Of course, in the
air enters the liquid oxygen, which can cause some difficulty because of its high concentration and
evaporation. To be safe, you can use liquid nitrogen, which is an absolutely inert gas and its share in the
composition of the atmospheric air is almost 80%.