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Analysis of the Applicability of the Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Plants in the Locations with a Temperate Climate

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  • Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski

    (Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Mirosław Żukowski

    (Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Dorota Anna Krawczyk

    (Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Antonio Rodero

    (Grupo de Física de Plasma: Modelos, Diagnosis y Aplicaciones, Campus of Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain)

Abstract

Currently, intensive work is underway in Poland to increase the share of renewable energy sources in the overall energy balance. Therefore, this paper presents the possibilities of using concentrated solar power in zones with a temperate climate. A simplified model based on the energy balance in the solar collectors considering the main operating parameters of the typical solar power plant was developed. It should be noted here that the model does not take into account issues related to heat accumulation and electricity generation in a Solar Thermal Power Station. The simulation of forced convection inside the solar collector absorber was additionally included in the calculations to improve its accuracy. The model was verified using actual heat measurements at the outlet of the parabolic collector installation at a Solar Thermal Power Station located in the south of Spain. The heat generated by a similar solar collector system in a selected region with a temperate climate, the city of Bialystok (north-eastern Poland, geographic coordinates: 53°08′07″ N 23°08′44″ E) was determined by the developed simplified model for different months of the year. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the energy obtained from the same area of concentrated solar collectors located near Bialystok is eight times lower compared to the location in Cordoba depending on the variant of the power plant operation.

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  • Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski & Mirosław Żukowski & Dorota Anna Krawczyk & Antonio Rodero, 2021. "Analysis of the Applicability of the Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Plants in the Locations with a Temperate Climate," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-19, May.
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