Performance Analysis of a Solar Powered Organic Rankine Cycle With Energy Storage in Different Climate Zones in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadis Hemmati ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Emily Spayde ◽  
Pedro Mago ◽  
Heejin Cho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climate Zones ◽  
Solar Powered

Performance Analysis of Solar-Powered Organic Rankine Cycle With Energy Storage in Different Climate Zones in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadis Hemmati ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Emily Spayde ◽  
Pedro J. Mago ◽  
Heejin Cho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Climate Zones ◽  
Solar Powered

Abstract Solar-powered organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is considered a promising technology and has the potential to provide clean electric energy. Extensive studies on the design of ORC systems have been conducted and reported in the literature. However, few studies have presented the influence of climate zones on the performance of a solar-powered ORC, especially for an integrated ORC and energy storage system. This paper presents an analysis to determine the performance of solar-powered ORCs with electric energy storage (EES) systems to supply electricity to buildings in different climate zones in the United States. The building type evaluated in this paper is a large office, and the energy consumption of the facility in each climate location was determined using EnergyPlus. The ORC-EES operational strategy used in this investigation is described as follows: when solar irradiation is adequate to produce power, the ORC charges the EES. Then, when there is no solar energy available, the EES provides power to the building. The ORC-EES is evaluated based on the potential to reduce the operational cost, the primary energy consumption, and the carbon dioxide emission. Furthermore, the influence of the number of solar collectors and the EES size on the performance of the ORC-EES system is investigated.

Performance Analysis of a Solar Powered Organic Rankine Cycle With Energy Storage in Different U.S. Climate Zones

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadis Hemmati ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Emily Spayde ◽  
Pedro J. Mago ◽  
Heejin Cho
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Climate Zones ◽  
Solar Powered

Abstract Solar-powered organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is a promising technology and has the potential to provide clean electric energy. Extensive studies on the design of ORC systems have been conducted and reported in the literature. However, very few studies have presented the influence of the climate zones on the performance of a solar-powered ORC, especially for an integrated ORC and energy storage system. This paper presents an analysis to determine the performance of a solar-powered ORC with electric energy storage (EES) to supply electricity to a building in different climate zones in the United States. The building type evaluated in this paper is a large office, and the energy consumption of the facility in each climate location was determined using EnergyPlus. The ORC-EES operational strategy used in this investigation consists of the ORC charging the EES when solar irradiation is sufficient to generate power. Then the EES provides power to the building when there is no solar energy available. The ORC-EES is evaluated based on the potential to reduce the operational cost, the primary energy consumption, and the carbon dioxide emission. Furthermore, the effect of the number of solar collectors and the EES size on the performance of the ORC-EES system is also studied.

Performance Analysis of a Solar-Assisted Organic Rankine Cycle

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. T. Nitsas ◽  
I. P. Koronaki
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Storage Tank ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Evaporation Temperature ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
The Mathematical Model

Abstract The objective of this paper is the thermodynamic analysis of a solar powered Organic Rankine Cycle (O.R.C.) and the investigation of potential working fluids in order to select the optimum one. A dynamic model for a solar O.R.C. with a storage tank, which produces electricity is developed. The mathematical model includes all the equations that describe the operation of the solar collectors, the storage tank, the Rankine Cycle and the feedback between them. The model runs for representative days throughout the year, calculating the net produced energy as a function of the selected evaporation temperature for every suitable working fluid. Above that, the temporal variation of the systems’ temperatures, collectors’ efficiency and net produced power, for the optimum organic fluid and evaporation temperature are presented.

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of a Solar-Powered Organic Rankine Cycle Engine

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bryszewska-Mazurek ◽  
Tymoteusz Świeboda ◽  
Wojciech Mazurek
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Solar Powered

Off-design performance analysis of a solar-powered organic Rankine cycle

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 150-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangfeng Wang ◽  
Zhequan Yan ◽  
Pan Zhao ◽  
Yiping Dai
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Design Performance ◽  
Solar Powered
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