Solar updraft tower power plant with thermal storage

Abstract EN

A mathematic model is presented for solar upfiiaft tower power plant with water-storagc system.

This model is developed to evaluate the effect of geometrical parameters of the solar tower power plant and thermal storage system as well es the wind velocity on the power production of the plant.

The analysis based on variable solar incident radiation along the day.

The results show that the tower tall, the tower diameter* the wind velocity, and the collector diameter have a signifu’iirit effect on the power produetion while ihe thickness of the water-storage layer is shilled the peak value of the output power far away from mid-day and more smoothing the output power curve, Tlii? results are compared with other model and experimental data.

A good agreement is obtained.