The world energy demand is continuously growing, which means an increase in consumption for all modern fuels or stronger effort on the development and improvement of renewable technologies. Moreover, Developing Countries claims more energy and they have often wide unutilized or unusable lands. The solar energy represents a useful opportunity for these Countries. The Solar Pond is both a solar collector and a thermal storage for long period and is suitable to use in wide sunny areas. Solar pond technology is able to supply heat for several applications requiring low-grade thermal energy or for electrical power production. In order to produce electrical energy from solar ponds it is necessary to use systems fed by low enthalpy sources, such Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC). In this paper, a model of a Solar Pond for power generation is analyzed in conjunction with an Organic Rankine Cycle. The model has been validated using climate data of an area near to Palermo city (Italy) and exactly the Test Reference Year developed by the Authors.

La Rocca, V., Morale, M., Peri, G., Scaccianoce, G. (2017). A Solar Pond for Feeding a Thermoelectric Generator or an Organic Rankine Cycle System. In 2nd AIGE/IIETA 2017 International Conference and 11th AIGE 2017 National Conference on "Energy Conversion, Management, Recovery, Saving, Storage and Renewable Systems". Genoa : AIGE.

A Solar Pond for Feeding a Thermoelectric Generator or an Organic Rankine Cycle System

LA ROCCA, Vincenzo;MORALE, Massimo;PERI, Giorgia;SCACCIANOCE, Gianluca
2017-01-01

Abstract

The world energy demand is continuously growing, which means an increase in consumption for all modern fuels or stronger effort on the development and improvement of renewable technologies. Moreover, Developing Countries claims more energy and they have often wide unutilized or unusable lands. The solar energy represents a useful opportunity for these Countries. The Solar Pond is both a solar collector and a thermal storage for long period and is suitable to use in wide sunny areas. Solar pond technology is able to supply heat for several applications requiring low-grade thermal energy or for electrical power production. In order to produce electrical energy from solar ponds it is necessary to use systems fed by low enthalpy sources, such Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC). In this paper, a model of a Solar Pond for power generation is analyzed in conjunction with an Organic Rankine Cycle. The model has been validated using climate data of an area near to Palermo city (Italy) and exactly the Test Reference Year developed by the Authors.
2017
Solar Pond, Organic Rankine Cycle, solar collector, thermal storage, low enthalpy sources
La Rocca, V., Morale, M., Peri, G., Scaccianoce, G. (2017). A Solar Pond for Feeding a Thermoelectric Generator or an Organic Rankine Cycle System. In 2nd AIGE/IIETA 2017 International Conference and 11th AIGE 2017 National Conference on "Energy Conversion, Management, Recovery, Saving, Storage and Renewable Systems". Genoa : AIGE.
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