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US 2019/0353146 A1Published application
Concentrated solar power generation using solar receivers
AssigneeWilson 247Solar, Inc.
InventorsBruce N. Anderson, William Dean Treece, Dan Brown, Florian Bennhold, Christoph Hilgert
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Abstract
Inventive concentrated solar power systems using solar receivers, and related devices and methods, are generally described. Low pressure solar receivers are provided that function to convert solar radiation energy to thermal energy of a working fluid, e.g., a working fluid of a power generation or thermal storage system. In some embodiments, low pressure solar receivers are provided herein that are useful in conjunction with gas turbine based power generation systems.
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1-48. (canceled)
A system, comprising:
- a solar receiver constructed and arranged to heat a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres;
- a thermal storage system fluidically connected to the solar receiver;
- and
- a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas,
- wherein the system is constructed and arranged such that a first portion of the gas heated by the solar receiver can be transported to the thermal storage unit and a second portion of the gas heated by the solar receiver can be transported to the heat exchange system.
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A method, comprising:
- heating a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres within a solar receiver;
- transporting a first portion of the gas from the solar receiver to a thermal storage system fluidically connected to the solar receiver;
- and
- transporting a second portion of the gas from the solar receiver to a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, wherein the heat exchange system is constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas.
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68-262. (canceled)
A system comprising:
- a solar receiver constructed and arranged to heat a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres;
- a thermal storage system fluidically connected to the solar receiver;
- and
- a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas;
- wherein the system is configured so that flow from the solar receiver comprising the gas heated by the solar receiver can be switched between the thermal storage system and the heat exchange system.
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A method comprising:
- heating a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres within a solar receiver;
- transporting the gas from the solar receiver to a thermal storage system fluidically connected to the solar receiver;
- and
- switching a destination of flow of the gas from the solar receiver such that the gas from the solar receiver is transported to a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, wherein the heat exchange system is constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas.
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A method comprising:
- heating a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres within a solar receiver;
- transporting the gas from the solar receiver to a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, wherein the heat exchange system is constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas;
- and
- switching a destination of flow of the gas from the solar receiver such that the gas from the solar receiver is transported to a thermal storage system fluidically connected to the solar receiver.
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A system comprising:
- a solar receiver constructed and arranged to heat a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres;
- a thermal storage system fluidically connected to the solar receiver;
- a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas;
- and
- a heat recovery system fluidically connected to the heat exchange system, constructed and arranged to recover residual heat from the gas heated by the solar receiver after it is transported through the heat exchange system.
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A method comprising:
- heating a gas at a pressure of less than or equal to 2 atmospheres within a solar receiver;
- transporting the gas from the solar receiver to a heat exchange system fluidically connected to the solar receiver, wherein the heat exchange system is constructed and arranged to transfer thermal energy from the gas heated by the solar receiver to a second gas;
- and
- transporting the gas from the heat exchange system to a heat recovery system fluidically connected to the heat exchange system, wherein the heat recovery system is constructed and arranged to recover residual heat from the gas heated by the solar receiver after it is transported through the heat exchange system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.