Thermodynamic Evaluation of Solar Integration into a Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant

Guangdong Zhu; Ty Neises; Craig Turchi; Robin Bedilion

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.073

Thermodynamic Evaluation of Solar Integration into a Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant

Guangdong Zhu, Ty Neises, Craig Turchi, Robin Bedilion

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Electric Power Research Institute

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Abstract

The term integrated solar combined-cycle (ISCC) has been used to define the combination of solar thermal energy into a natural gas combined-cycle (NGCC) power plant. Based on a detailed thermodynamic cycle model for a reference ISCC plant, the impact of solar addition is thoroughly evaluated for a wide range of input parameters such as solar thermal input and ambient temperature. It is shown that solar hybridization into an NGCC plant may give rise to a substantial benefit from a thermodynamic point of view. The work here also indicates that a significant solar contribution may be achieved in an ISCC plant, thus implying substantial fuel savings and environmental benefits.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	815-824
Number of pages	10
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.073 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.073
State	Published - 2015

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Keywords

Concentrating solar power
Integrated solar combined cycle
Solar hybridization
Thermodynamic analysis

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