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Simplified Methodology For Designing Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants, Ricardo Vasquez Padilla
Simplified Methodology For Designing Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants, Ricardo Vasquez Padilla
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The performance of parabolic trough based solar power plants over the last 25 years has proven that this technology is an excellent alternative for the commercial power industry. Compared to conventional power plants, parabolic trough solar power plants produce significantly lower levels of carbon dioxide, although additional research is required to bring the cost of concentrator solar plants to a competitive level. The cost reduction is focused on three areas: thermodynamic efficiency improvements by research and development, scaling up of the unit size, and mass production of the equipment. The optimum design, performance simulation and cost analysis of the parabolic …
Smart Grid Functionality Of A Pv-Energy Storage System, Nenad Damnjanovic
Smart Grid Functionality Of A Pv-Energy Storage System, Nenad Damnjanovic
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Renewable Energy will be the key to preserving the Earth's remaining resources and continuing this surge of technological progress that we have experienced this past century. New philosophies of how/when/where energy should be consumed and produced are attempting to improve upon the current grid infrastructure. The massive advancement in communications, renewable and control systems will allow this new-age electric grid to maximize its efficiency while reducing cost. Renewable, "green" energy is now at the forefront of innovation. As the world population increases, there will be a need to free ourselves from natural resources as much as possible. Advanced Energy Storage …