TY - GEN
T1 - A case study of augmenting solar power generation with thermal energy storage
AU - Abutayeh, Mohammad
AU - Alazzam, Anas
AU - El-Khasawneh, Bashar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2016 by ASME.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - A previously developed control scheme for thermal energy storage systems was coded and integrated into a previously developed annual performance model of Shams I to evaluate the consequences of incorporating a 2 GWhth capacity thermal energy storage system into the operation of the 100 MWe concentrated solar power plant. The existing solar field of Shams I was doubled in size to accommodate the proposed thermal energy storage system augmentation resulting in 157 GWhth of extra heat sent directly to the power block as well as 564 GWhth of residual heat sent to the thermal energy storage system for later use. Gross power generation was increased from 337 to 671 GWhe. The overall outcome of integrating the proposed thermal energy storage system into Shams I and applying its developed control scheme is increased and more streamlined supply of electricity in addition to reduced idle time. Despite integrating a 2 GWhth capacity thermal energy storage system into the operation of Shams I, model results showed that a non-stop 24-hour operation running at full load was difficult to achieve. In order to attain a non-stop operation, the size of the thermal energy storage must be increased or night time generation should be decreased.
AB - A previously developed control scheme for thermal energy storage systems was coded and integrated into a previously developed annual performance model of Shams I to evaluate the consequences of incorporating a 2 GWhth capacity thermal energy storage system into the operation of the 100 MWe concentrated solar power plant. The existing solar field of Shams I was doubled in size to accommodate the proposed thermal energy storage system augmentation resulting in 157 GWhth of extra heat sent directly to the power block as well as 564 GWhth of residual heat sent to the thermal energy storage system for later use. Gross power generation was increased from 337 to 671 GWhe. The overall outcome of integrating the proposed thermal energy storage system into Shams I and applying its developed control scheme is increased and more streamlined supply of electricity in addition to reduced idle time. Despite integrating a 2 GWhth capacity thermal energy storage system into the operation of Shams I, model results showed that a non-stop 24-hour operation running at full load was difficult to achieve. In order to attain a non-stop operation, the size of the thermal energy storage must be increased or night time generation should be decreased.
KW - Solar power
KW - Thermal energy storage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85002170872&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/ES2016-59019
DO - 10.1115/ES2016-59019
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85002170872
T3 - ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
BT - Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies
T2 - ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
Y2 - 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016
ER -
