TY - GEN
T1 - Optimization analysis of innovative modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants
AU - Poullikkas, Andreas
AU - Grimes, Ronan
AU - Walsh, Edmond
AU - Hadjipaschalis, Ioannis
AU - Kourtis, George
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In this work, a parametric optimization analysis of various innovative modular air-cooled condenser systems is carried out in order to identify the optimum system configuration and size to be used as the cooling system in a 50MWe parabolic trough concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The optimization analysis is conducted individually on a total of 17 different configurations and on a total of 8 different condenser sizes for each configuration. The results identify the optimum air cooled condenser configuration and size that can achieve the minimum CSP plant electricity unit cost.
AB - In this work, a parametric optimization analysis of various innovative modular air-cooled condenser systems is carried out in order to identify the optimum system configuration and size to be used as the cooling system in a 50MWe parabolic trough concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The optimization analysis is conducted individually on a total of 17 different configurations and on a total of 8 different condenser sizes for each configuration. The results identify the optimum air cooled condenser configuration and size that can achieve the minimum CSP plant electricity unit cost.
KW - Air cooled condensers
KW - CSP
KW - Dry cooling
KW - Renewable energy sources
KW - Solar thermal power plants
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84879652413
U2 - 10.1049/cp.2012.2009
DO - 10.1049/cp.2012.2009
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879652413
SN - 9781849197151
T3 - IET Conference Publications
BT - 8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012
T2 - 8th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, MEDPOWER 2012
Y2 - 1 October 2012 through 3 October 2012
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