聚光太阳能发电系统利用镜子或透镜将大面积的阳光聚焦到接收器上。聚焦的光线加热流体，然后驱动连接到发电机的汽轮机（通常是蒸汽轮机）。 方法 与光伏发电（直接将光能转化为电能）不同，聚光太阳能发电（CSP）允许…… 热能储存.
聚光太阳能发电（CSP）
1870
- Auguste Mouchout
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Concentrated solar power technology harnesses thermal energy from the sun. There are several primary designs. Parabolic troughs use curved mirrors to focus sunlight onto a receiver tube running along the focal line, heating a fluid (like synthetic oil) that passes through it. Solar power towers, or central receivers, use a large field of computer-controlled mirrors called heliostats to track the sun and reflect its light onto a central receiver atop a tower. This receiver contains a heat-transfer fluid, such as molten salt, which can reach very high temperatures (over 565 °C). Dish-Stirling systems use a parabolic dish to focus sunlight onto a receiver at the dish’s focal point, where it heats a gas (like hydrogen or helium) to drive a Stirling engine. A key advantage of CSP, particularly tower and trough designs, is the ability to integrate thermal energy storage. The heated fluid, often molten salt, can be stored in large insulated tanks. This stored heat can be used to generate steam and produce electricity whenever needed, including at night or during cloudy periods, making CSP a more dispatchable form of solar energy compared to photovoltaics.
聚光太阳能发电（CSP）的历史可以追溯到几个世纪以前，传说中阿基米德曾用镜子点燃船只。第一台现代太阳能蒸汽机是由奥古斯特·穆舒特在19世纪60年代制造的。然而，这项技术的发展一直受到限制，直到20世纪70年代的能源危机才重新激发了人们的兴趣。第一批商业规模的聚光太阳能发电厂于20世纪80年代在加利福尼亚州的莫哈韦沙漠建成。
UNESCO Nomenclature: 3322
- 电力工程
类型
工程系统
中断
递增
用法
小众/专业
前体
- 对光学和反射的理解（古希腊）
- 蒸汽机的发明（18世纪）
- 热力学的发展
- 高温流体和接收器材料科学的进展
应用程序
- 公用事业规模发电
- 可调度电力的热能储存
- 太阳能海水淡化厂
- 工业过程产热
- 生产氢气等太阳能燃料
专利：
NA
潜在创新理念
Related to: CSP, concentrated solar power, heliostat, parabolic trough, solar tower, stirling engine, thermal energy storage, molten salt, dispatchable power, renewable energy.
历史背景
聚光太阳能发电（CSP）
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