SIMULATION MODEL OF A SOLAR-ELECTRIC PLANT USING THE SOFTWARE TRNSYS
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https://doi.org/10.59627/cbens.2014.2258Keywords:
Solar-electric, parabolic trough collectors, thermal storageAbstract
In this work, it’s developed a simulation model of a 1MW generation system from solar source with concentration and thermal to electric energy conversion obtained into a Rankine cycle. The model was developed in the software TRNSYS Simulation Studio in a period of 365 days of a typical meteorological year for the city of Salvador- BA using the Meteonorm data base in time intervals of 6 minutes. The technology applied in the simulation was the parabolic trough technology using thermal oil as working fluid and energy storage for 3 hours of operation in a two- tank arrangement of molten salt. Controls for each step one of the main stages of the process were applied to ensure the prescribed operating conditions. Among the results, highlight the overall average efficiency of the system of 20,4% and the capacity factor of 29.5%.
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