Abstract
Power generation using concentrating solar energy is a potential solution to provide clean, green, and sustainable power generation in the long term. The objective of this paper is to analyze the performance of a parabolic trough collector-based concentrating solar power (CSP) plant by selecting four different reference days (i.e., 22 March, 22 June, 22 September, and 22 December), representing four seasons in Mongolian climate conditions. Numerical simulation of the 50 MW CSP plant was performed, both at nominal and part-load conditions using the heat balance method considering variations of power load owing to the direct normal irradiation (DNI). The results revealed that the 50 MW CSP plant could operate well throughout the year, and it showed the highest value of operating performance for the 22 June due to the higher DNI and small solar incidence angle. The operating performance for the 22 March and 22 September is nearly similar. The lowest value of operating performance occurred on the 22 December. Moreover, the operating performance of the CSP plant in the part-load conditions was significantly reduced compared to the nominal load owing to the DNI fluctuation. This study also revealed that the CSP plant could significantly contribute to environmental protection and climate change mitigation.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding for research projects of the Chinese Society for Degree and Graduate Education
Subject
Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous)
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