Designing, Analysis and Tracking of a Concentrated Solar Power System
Aleem Ahmed Khan1, Muhammad Asif Munir2, Muhammad Rafay Khan3, Kashan Hussain4, Muhammad S. Askari5
1Aleem Ahmed Khan, Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
2Muhammad Asif Munir, Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
3Muhammad Rafay Khan, Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
4Kashan Hussain, Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
5Muhammad S. Askari, Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
Manuscript received on December 11, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on December 15, 2013. | Manuscript published on December 25, 2013. | PP: 67-71 | Volume-2 Issue-2, December 2013. | Retrieval Number: B0620122213/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: At present, world is suffering from the biggest issue of energy. This problem can be eradicated by shifting the power generation dependency from fossil fuels to the renewable energy resources that is cost effective and environment friendly. The main idea of this research project is to collect the solar thermal resource for the purpose of power generation. This paper covers the aspects of system designing, analysis and practical implementation of the Concentrated Solar Power system. The system employs PVC mirror sheet in parabolic shape to concentrate the sun’s rays onto the receiver tubes. Water present inside the Receiver tubes heated up to the exact 100°C to produce steam. Steam is used to drive conventional steam turbine which is mounted on the shaft of a generator that produces electricity. Experiment has been performed; shows that it is an effective approach of power generation but the amount of generated steam is very small. However some improvement and advancement of this system are also presented for large scale applications.
Keywords: Concentrating Structure, Heat Receiver tube, Parabolic Trough Technology, Renewable energy, Steam Turbine.