Reduction In Parasitic Load In A Solar Thermal Power Plant To Improve Its Efficiency
Journal Title: International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Rapid development in technology and improvement in life style of present generation has caused an increased dependence on electricity and hence on sources of energy which are unfortunately, nonrenewable.The present world is looking up at renewable sources of energy to combat looming energy crisis. This is necessitated not only due to depleting non renewable sources, but also due to increased CO2 content and consequent global warming. So far solar energy has been looked upon as the most ideal alternative source of energy. The reason behind this is the abundance of solar energy coupled with a large number of ways in which it can be harnessed for purposes such as heating, drying or for generating electricity. For large scale electricity generation with high degree of efficiency, solar thermal power is considered a better option over photo-voltaic. A few projects worldwide are operating and many are in different stages of construction in different parts of the world. As a learning technology, a large magnitude of research work over improvement in this technology is also going on. One challenge faced by industry is to reduce the parasitic load involved in generation of electricity in these plants. The parasitic load contributes in reducing the system efficiency and needs to be eliminated or minimized. The present paper investigates the causes of parasitic load in a solar thermal plant and tries to find out ways of its reduction.
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Neha Jain
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