Title :
Thermal performance improvement of solar thermal power generation
Author :
Islam, Md. Kamrul ; Hosenuzzaman, M. ; Rahman, Md Mamunur ; Hasanuzzaman, Md ; Rahim, N.A.
Author_Institution :
UM Power Energy Dedicated Adv. Centre (UMPEDAC), Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Power is the driving tool for modernization of the world. Upraised fossil fuel prices and environmental issue drive the world to searching alternative option for producing power. In such case, solar energy appears as the most attractive option due to its abundancy and clean feature. Today solar thermal technologies are the most popular advanced techniques. The performance of solar thermal technologies depends on some factors. Among these factors, thermo fluids have very crucial role in power producing through effective usage of solar thermal energy. System efficiency depends on temperature of thermo fluids. So, thermo fluids used in power generation is an important concern. This article accumulates latest literatures in terms of thesis, journal articles, reports, etc on thermo fluids for solar power generation. However, this review article shows that performance of solar thermal system can be improved by utilizing appropriate thermo fluid.
Keywords :
solar power stations; thermal power stations; fossil fuel prices; solar thermal energy; solar thermal power generation; solar thermal technology; system efficiency; thermal performance improvement; thermo fluid temperature; Fluids; Heat transfer; Power generation; Receivers; Solar energy; Solar heating; Temperature; Energy; Renewable energy; Solar thermal; Thermo fluid;
Conference_Titel :
Clean Energy and Technology (CEAT), 2013 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lankgkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3237-5
DOI :
10.1109/CEAT.2013.6775618
