Solar concentrator plant using natural-draught tower technology and operating method
US9151518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/46
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Solar concentrator plant using natural-draught tower technology, in which the tower is, in turn, used as cooling system. The tower houses saturated or superheated steam receivers in cavities with different orientations, with adaptive dynamic control of the heliostat field in order to direct said receivers towards different focusing points, for the production of electricity, process heat or solar fuels or for use in thermochemical processes.
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