Title :
Investigation of solar thermal power technology
Author :
Jiang, Zai Qiang ; Chen, Yan ; Zhou, Xin ; Jin, Jian Xun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Autom. Eng., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
The increasing cost of fossil fuel and crisis of energy has led the world in a quest for exploiting the free and naturally available energy from the sun to produce electric power. This paper summarizes the development situation of the solar thermal electric technology with description and comparison for three prevalent power generation methods: parabolic trough, parabolic dish-engine, and solar power. A 10 kW parabolic trough design scheme is proposed for potential development practically.
Keywords :
electric power generation; solar power; thermal power stations; electric power; parabolic dish-engine; parabolic trough; power 10 kW; power generation methods; solar power; solar thermal power technology; parabolic trough; solar energy; solar thermal power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Superconductivity and Electromagnetic Devices (ASEMD), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7852-1
DOI :
10.1109/ASEMD.2011.6145117
