Solar receiver having improved heliostat field performance
AssigneeGeneral Electric Technology GmbH
InventorsGermain Felicien Augsburger, Apurba Kumar Das, Pedro Inigo, John David McGrane, Sunil Satyanarayana Murthy
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a solar receiver having improved heliostat field control. The solar receiver includes a plurality of receiver panels arranged adjacent to one another. Each receiver panel includes a plurality of receiver tubes aligned tangentially to one another. Further, each of the plurality of receiver tubes includes an inlet and an outlet. In addition, at least one of the inlets or outlets of the plurality of receiver tubes are arranged at a center of the receiver panel along a height thereof.
Claims20
A solar receiver, comprising:
- a plurality of receiver panels arranged adjacent to one another, each receiver panel comprising a plurality of receiver tubes aligned tangentially to one another, each of the plurality of receiver tubes comprising an inlet and an outlet,
- wherein at least one of the inlets or outlets of the plurality of receiver tubes are arranged at a center of the receiver panel along a height thereof.
A receiver panel for a solar receiver, comprising:
- a plurality of receiver tubes coupled tangentially to one another, each of the plurality of receiver tubes comprising an inlet and an outlet,
- wherein at least one of the inlets or outlets of the plurality of receiver tubes are arranged at a center of the receiver panel along a height thereof.
A solar power plant, comprising:
- a solar receiver comprising a plurality of receiver panels arranged adjacent to one another, each receiver panel comprising a plurality of receiver tubes coupled tangentially to one another, each of the plurality of receiver tubes comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein at least one of the inlets or outlets of the plurality of receiver tubes are arranged at a center of the receiver panel along a height thereof;
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- a heliostat field comprising a plurality of heliostats configured to continuously reflect solar rays towards the plurality of receiver panels,
- wherein a heat flux limit of each of the plurality of receiver panels corresponds to a heat flux profile having centerband aiming.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.