Contribution to The Study of A Solar Tower Concentration in Algeria

Yamani Noureddine¹, Khellaf Abdallah²

¹Departement Genie Mecanique, LEMI, Universite Mehamed Bougara
²Centre de Developpement Energies Renouvelables, CDER, Alger.

Abstract

The concentrating solar power plants such as solar are excellent alternatives to conventional especially in countries which lie in the Sun Belt. These solar power plants, there are power towers that have shown their ability.

In this work, we propose the design and simulation of a solar tower power to produce 15 [MWe] of utility-scale electric power each from solar thermal energy input, for its implementation in Algeria. It is usually divided into two subsystems: the solar field and power cycle (Rankine cycle).

A numerical model of the solar field and power cycle were determined using the library STEC of the software TRNSYS. The site selected for the simulation is Tamanrasset located in south of algeria , weather data is include in TRNSYS from his collection (tm2).

The steady-state power cycle performance was regressed in terms of the heat transfer fluid temperature, heat transfer fluid mass flow rate, and condensing pressure, and implemented in TRNSYS.

Keywords

• Solar tower power, TRNSYS, Simulation, Solar Energy, STEC

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Yamani Noureddine, Khellaf Abdallah. Contribution to The Study of A Solar Tower Concentration in Algeria. International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Communications and Renewable Energy 2013. Vol. 1. Chennai: Association of Scientists, Developers and Faculties, 2013. 319-322. Print.