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Solar thermal power plant and method for operating a solar thermal power plant

US9765759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Peter Gröppel · Erlangen, DE
Pascal Heilmann · Lauter, DE
Christian Müller-Elvers · Erlangen, DE
Peter Mürau · Bad Mergentheim, DE
Matthias Übler · Ursensollen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2012
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/14
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To operate solar thermal technology economically, a cheap heat transfer fluid is used. To either completely spare or significantly reduce the energy-intensive auxiliary heating at night, a water tank is simply installed in the plant without a threat to the environment. With the water tank, the salt HTF is thinned by adding water when the solar heating is not in operation.

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