WO2004011857A1 - Solar magnetohydrodynamic power generation - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to the terrestrial and space application of electrical power generation from solar energy.
- the invention relates to magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation utilising both direct and diffuse solar radiation provided by a compound solar collector specifically adapted for that purpose, although the solar collector of the invention will find use in other process heating applications.
- MHD magnetohydrodynamic
- photovoltaic technology such as solar cells
- photovoltaic cells are generally effective in producing small amounts of electricity. It is theoretically possible to produce large scale electricity using vast arrays of photovoltaic cells. This would require the covering of very large tracts of land which would not only be very expensive due to land costs, but would be a poor environmental and agricultural use of land, not to mention aesthetically unappealing.
- the cost and technology required for delivering a large array of photovoltaic cells into earth orbit tends to be prohibitive.
- concentrators with photovoltaic cells is limited due to the decrease in efficiency corresponding with the increase in heat from the concentrator. Thus the advantage of a high level of radiation using concentrators is lost when using photovoltaic cells.
- other design complications also arise and thus unit cost is greater for photovoltaic cells using concentrators, since tracking devices and other modifications to the cell for cooling purposes must be made.
- MHD magnetohydrodynamic
- An aim of a further embodiment of this invention is to provide for storage of solar energy for release back into the MHD system.
- An aim of still another embodiment of this invention is to provide a cost effective alternative method of producing electricity in amounts suited to communities in third world and developing countries.
- an aim of certain embodiments of this invention is to provide a method of producing commercially significant amounts of electricity that is environmentally sound.
- a multi-stage solar concentrator in combination with a solar oven for a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) electrical power generation system, said combination including: a planar solar collector for collecting ambient solar radiation, said collector associated with a compound parabolic solar concentrator that together form the multi-stage solar concentrator; a solar oven adapted for use in a fluid circuit of the MHD system and for receiving concentrated solar energy from the solar concentrator; and whereby, in use, the solar concentrator provides sufficient radiative energy to at least partially ionise the working fluid contained in the solar oven.
- MHD magnetohydrodynamic
- the invention resides in a solar concentrator for use in process heating applications, said concentrator including: a planar solar collector; and a compound parabolic solar concentrator receiving photons from both said planar solar collector and said paraboloidal mirror.
- the planar solar collector is suitably static relative to the compound parabolic solar concentrator.
- the planar solar collector may incorporate a Fresnel lens, or a luminescent dopant for shifting the wavelength of incident solar radiation.
- the planar collector may further include at least one plate or sheet, each having reflective side walls.
- the wavelength of the incident solar radiation is shifted predominantly into the wavelengths suited to ionising said working fluid.
- the luminescent dopant suitably comprises a dye.
- the planar solar collector may further include a base having a reflective geometrical scheme, suitably comprising an array of tilted pyramidal reflectors, for redirecting radiation into the throat of the compound parabolic solar concentrator.
- the solar concentrator further includes a paraboloidal mirror, suitably disposed between the planar collector and the compound parabolic stages of the solar collector.
- a paraboloidal mirror suitably disposed between the planar collector and the compound parabolic stages of the solar collector.
- the paraboloidal mirror reflects radiation redirected by the pyramidal array.
- interior surfaces of the solar concentrator may be coated with a heat resistant gel, suitably comprised of an anionic water absorbent polymer.
- a heat resistant gel suitably comprised of an anionic water absorbent polymer.
- the solar concentrator is a hermetically sealed module constructed from a dielectric material.
- a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) electrical power generation system supplied by solar energy said MHD system including: a multi-stage solar concentrator as set out above for collecting and concentrating ambient solar radiation; a solar oven arranged in a fluid circuit of the MHD system and coupled to the solar concentrator whereby, in use, sufficient radiative energy is provided by the solar concentrator to at least partially ionise the working fluid contained in the solar oven; said fluid circuit further including - an electrode chamber for accelerating the ionised working fluid in order to generate electrical current, a seeding device for injecting a seed material into said working fluid, a separator coupled to the electrode chamber for separating the seed material from the working fluid for return to the seeding device, a regenerative heat exchanger coupled to the separator for recovering heat from the working fluid, and a compressor supplied by the heat exchanger and a gas source for returning the working fluid to the solar oven.
- MHD magnetohydrodynamic
- the seed material comprises statically charged particles, such as carbon particles.
- a subsidiary photovoltaic array may be provided for supplying voltage for charging said particles.
- the fluid circuit may further include a storage chamber for storing excess heated working fluid. The excess heated working fluid may be supplied to the storage chamber directly from the solar oven or indirectly from the heat exchanger in the fluid circuit. Working fluid from the storage chamber may be re-introduced into the fluid circuit via the compressor.
- a second solar concentrator is coupled to a radiator associated with the storage chamber for providing further thermal energy to said chamber.
- a plurality of solar concentrators could direct radiative energy through one or more foci a plural number of times to ionize said working fluid to provide moving charged particles, which particles are compressed by a magnetic field and directed through the MHD electrode chamber for the generation of electricity.
- a closed Brayton cycle will be utilised for this system.
- An alternative cycle that may be considered is a Rankine cycle liquid MHD generator.
- one or more liquids may be combined with one or more gases, which may be seeded directly into the solar oven, storage container, compressor and/or duct.
- the liquids and/or gases may be separated and, after separation, the gases may pass through to the regenerative heat exchanger whereas the liquids may pass directly to the compressor.
- the liquid/s and gas/es are heated in the solar oven by photons collected by the solar collector/s.
- the multi-stage compound collector may consist of a planar collector, paraboloid reflector and a compound parabolic collector.
- the solar concentrator may comprise an array of solar collectors each attached to MHD generators to produce large amounts of power.
- Scalable solar MHD generators may be built to cater for the different types of electrical output required.
- a temperature regulating device is attached to the concentrator to monitor variations in solar radiation subject to cloud interruptions and periods of darkness.
- the concentrator would as solar intensity fluctuates according to the temperature requirement, filter and/or further concentrate the suns photons passing into the solar oven thus sustaining the temperature for maximum operation efficiency.
- a number of methods can be utilised to achieve this type of temperature regulation including but not limited to, the use of compound collectors where one or more of the planar collector/s can be added or removed at any one time. Also there may be use of chemical coatings on the collector that are activated or deactivated according to the temperature in the solar oven. Similarly a radiation wave sensor could be utilised where only certain wavelengths can be accepted for example by splitting the spectrum.
- one or more concentrator(s) with two or more foci could be utilised. Potentially this may be more cost effective than having two or more collectors with individual foci.
- the collector could heat the working fluid in the solar oven from one foci point. Then for example, the remaining foci point s could direct to the radiator and/or to the gas/es in the storage chamber.
- a plurality of foci could direct radiative energy into the solar oven by splitting the spectrum, with the sum of all split wavelengths being directed from each foci into the solar oven only or a portion of wavelengths to, for example, the radiator or storage container.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side elevation of a solar collector and solar oven of an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram representing a solar MHD system of a first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram representing a solar MHD system of second and third embodiments; and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side elevation of a solar collector and radiator associated with certain embodiments of the invention.
- a multi-stage solar collector 10 comprises a planar collector 11, a paraboloidal mirror 12 and a non imaging compound parabolic concentrator 13.
- a combination of lens and mirror systems is utilised in the multi-stage collector 10, which is coupled to a solar oven 15 in the embodiment.
- the lens comprised by the planar collector 11 and transparent window 14 into the solar oven 15 may be composed of quartz, glass and plastic are both cheaper. Glass is opaque for selected spectral regions in the infrared and only for ultraviolet wavelengths of less than 0.38 microns.
- tailored plastics such as vinyl and polyethylene can be utilised.
- vinyl and polyethylene When exposed to sunlight and various weathering elements, and while glass is heavy and plastic is light, both have proven to be durable.
- a low-index (less reflection) of refraction material is desirable in a lens.
- Antireflection coatings may be utilised but may be exposed to weathering problems and can increase the cost of construction.
- a planar fluorescent collector 11 comprises the first stage of collecting and concentrating of incident solar radiation, either as a single transparent sheet or a plurality of transparent sheets arranged in a stack, wherein the sheets of material are doped with a fluorescent dye. Other wavelengths, in the range from x rays to gamma rays, are re-emitted after the incident radiation is absorbed.
- the advantages of the fluorescent doping are that diffuse light can be concentrated and the collector can be operated statically.
- a sheet of glass or plastic 17 is doped with a luminescent substance and all four side walls 16 of the sheet are made internally reflective using a metal such as aluminium or some suitable alloy. It is possible to evaporate a thin reflective surface or use a sheet of metal over some adequately smooth substrate.
- the first technique has the disadvantage of being exposed to chemical weathering processes and abrasion due to the production of front surface mirrors.
- One solution is to use second surface mirrors behind a transmissive material, such as quartz, glass or plastic, a reflective layer is placed that protects the reflective layer and acts as the mirror substrate.
- a disadvantage occurs from transmission losses as light passes through the protective layer.
- Direct sunlight generally has a different spectral composition from diffused sunlight. The latter is generally richer in the shorter or "blue" wavelengths. However, there is no mandate on the direction of distribution of diffuse radiation from the sky. This distribution introduces other uncertainties when collecting solar radiation on inclined surfaces, since radiation levels are calculated from data recorded on horizontal surfaces. In temperate climates more than 40% of solar insolation consists of diffuse sunlight.
- Non imaging compound parabolic collectors 13 are capable of extremely large concentration ratios, approaching the maximum possible. At high ratios the area for the reflecting surface for a given entrance aperture area becomes unacceptably large. In order to attain better overall efficiency light may be first concentrated by a paraboloidal mirror 12 and then further concentrated by a non imaging device.
- This three stage optical concentrator 10 consisting of a planar collector, a primary paraboloidal mirror and a non imaging compound parabolic concentrator brings sunlight into the entrance throat of the transparent glass window 14 of the solar oven 15. Thus the detrimental affects of surface imperfections and aberrations are minimised when compared to a single high ratio paraboloid.
- the non imaging compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) 13 is considered as having a substantially ideal performance for this application.
- the goal is to have an acceptance angle as large as possible.
- These concentrators could be cast of acrylic plastic which shows good resistance to ultraviolet light and has a refractive index ⁇ 1.5.
- An all-glass or plastic truly hermetically sealed module for the collector 10 is desirable.
- the focus of the parabolic mirror is sharp for all light rays entering parallel to the optic axis 19. However if the incoming light rays are not parallel to the optic axis the focus point will shift, and an ellipsoidal focal volume is the result.
- the three stage compound parabolic collector 10 supplies radiative energy of sufficient intensity to produce moving charged particles from the selected MHD working fluid.
- the thermal excitation elevates the statistical energy level of the molecular and atomic working fluid to a level at which it is photon responsive, which energy level is preferably substantial but at least partially the working fluid can be photo-ionised to form plasma.
- the working substance is ionised by the radiative energy whereupon the resulting charged particles are kinetically energised.
- the ionisable working fluid may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following gas selected from the group consisting of helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon and steam (water). Compressed air may also be considered a suitable gas and could be utilised in this process. Similarly the ionisation of the gases may be enhanced by the addition of a seeding material such as an alkali metal, for example lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, fraconium and salts thereof may be utilised.
- a seeding material such as an alkali metal, for example lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, fraconium and salts thereof may be utilised.
- the solar oven 15 is attached to the base of the compound solar collector 10.
- the collected photons are focused onto a circulating opening through reflector which is covered by a transparent window.
- the solar oven 15 which may be frustro-conical in shape, is attached to and covers the window 14.
- the walls of the solar oven can be made of rings of reflective material (for example, stainless steel) which can withstand a temperature greater than 1000K.
- the taper of the inside surface of the solar oven suitably fits the taper of the focus of the photons reflected by the focusing collector 10.
- the MHD generator 20 includes a power conditioning unit and a chamber 21 associated with a superconducting magnet for generating a magnetic pinching field.
- the field encloses the chamber 21 for directing and concentrating of moving charged particles into an MHD electrode system often incorporating an MHD duct 22.
- the charged particles remaining in the solar oven 15 enter the duct 22 where, through the magnetic pinching field in the MHD electrode chamber 21, the concentrated charged particles are directed.
- Electricity is generated as the working fluid, such as a gas, travels through the electric magnet field created by the magnet. This process occurs where the charged particles flowing form the duct 22 are magnetically directed across opposing electrodes 23, producing a potential difference between them. This potential difference can drive, via an electrical circuit, an electrical current through an external load 24. It is necessary to state that the MHD generator of the embodiment produces direct current. It is preferable for a practical distribution system to include inverter means of a conventional nature to change the direct current into alternating current for more efficient distribution of electrical power to users.
- a separator 25 is attached to the output of the MHD chamber 15.
- the centrifugal separator 25 separates the gases that pass through the MHD chamber 15 from seed material, as discussed below.
- the gases output by the separator 25 then pass through a regenerative heat exchanger 26 to a radiator 27 which rejects excess heat.
- the seed material output by the separator 25 is, in contrast, passed back to a seeding device 28.
- the radiator 27 is attached to the regenerative heat exchanger 26 which in turn is attached to the solar oven 15.
- a gas source 31 provides a flow of working gas directly into a compressor 20, and then to the regenerative heat exchanger 26. From the radiator 27, the working gas also then passes through the compressor 30 and back through the regenerative heat exchanger 26 to the solar oven 15. If required, the working gas may be radially injected into the oven close to window 14 by means of several nozzles.
- a gas source 31 and a valve supply the gas to the compressor 30 where the gas is compressed for start-up of the MHD system 20.
- the sunlight photons are collected by the compound solar collector 10 and reflected onto the solar oven 15.
- the charged particles remaining in the solar oven 15 enter the duct 22 where the concentrated charged particles are directed through the magnetic pinching field and into the MHD electrode chamber 21.
- Seeding material which might preferably include carbon particles as discussed below, are injected into the duct 22 by the seeding device 28, which draws seeding material from a suitable supply 29.
- a centrifugal separator 25 is attached to the output of the MHD chamber 21 for separating the gases that pass through the MHD chamber from the seed material.
- the working gas output by the separator 25 then passes through the regenerative heat exchanger 26 to the radiator 27.
- the gas source 31 provides a make-up flow of gas to the solar oven 15 via the compressor 30 and the regenerative heat exchanger 26. This completes the cycle and demonstrated how the working gas/es is/are recycled in the system.
- Diffuse sunlight is generally ineffective for standard concentrators.
- a planar concentrator 11 utilises internal reflection light trapping as well as fluorescent energy conversion of photons to lower energies.
- the dopant absorbs incident sunlight which is then re-emitted by luminescence in a narrow- wavelength range.
- the fluorescent dyes that are dissolved in a large acrylic or glass sheet 17 absorb the incident sunlight.
- the photons are then emitted by the dyes with energies lying in a relatively narrow band centred in the 1 - eV range.
- the fluorescent dyes are selected to enable the emission spectrum to be displaced from the absorption spectrum to reduce reabsorption losses. Within the absorber at the surface most of the photons emitted suffer total internal reflection.
- planar concentrators accept light from a wide range of incidence angles as well as having large geometrical concentration ratios ( ⁇ 200).
- a planar collector theoretically accepts all angles of incidence. Only practical considerations such as absorption of the emitted light in the sheet limit maximum concentration.
- the luminescent collector 11 works by absorbing photons from the solar spectrum and emitting longer wavelength photons in randomised directions. The aim through good design is to trap most of these longer wavelength photons inside the plate 17 by total internal reflection. The four edges 16 of the plate 17 are polished and silvered. With this design it is theoretically possible to achieve concentrations of several hundred.
- One problem to be addressed is that of reabsorption losses in the luminescent medium.
- a disadvantage to be considered is that the life of certain dyes may be short. The ideal organic dyes would have high fluorescent yield with low decomposing probability.
- Sunlight is presented to a direct optical concentrator 10 as a bundle of rays. These rays enter the concentrator through a large aperture and condense these rays to pass through a small exit aperture. Since brightness cannot be increased in a refractive or reflective optical system the beam must become divergent during this process. Brightness is a property of the radiation source eg. the sun, and is measured in watts per cm 2 per steradian of divergence. The angular tolerance varies inversely with the concentration ratio.
- the focused photons are transmitted through the transparent window 14 to the solar oven 15.
- the window 14 is constantly cooled and maintained clean by the radial flow of the working gas flowing through nozzles.
- the working gas molecules partially absorb the photons while they flow through the conical volume of the solar oven in which heating and compression of the gas takes place.
- the gas/es may be heated to a higher temperature than necessary for the operation of the MHD system.
- the excess heated gas generated passes through a heat exchanger 26 to the radiator 27 whereupon the energy may be stored, as discussed below in relation to FIG. 3, until it is required during for example the hours of darkness.
- the compound collector 10 produces moving charged particles by supplying radiative energy of sufficient intensity to the working fluid.
- the radiative energy ionises the working fluid by charge transfer processes and, in addition, imparts kinetic energy to the resulting charged particles.
- Charged particles are not produced by chemical reaction but instead are produced by charge transfer processes. This is an important distinction as this example illustrates how combustion and thus the burning of fossil fuels are not required in the present invention. Instead, radiative energy is directly converted into electrical energy without combustion reactions.
- This method utilising charge transfer ionisation produces non-equilibrium plasma which can be recombined and reused in a fully enclosed system. Charge transfer processes cause an ejection of an electron from a neutral atom and recombination brings the atom back to its neutral state where it can be used again.
- the superconductive magnet In operation concentrated along the longitudinal axis of enclosure the superconductive magnet is activated to form- the magnetic pinching field.
- Ionisable working substances for example but not limited to caesium or compressed air diffuses as gas into the solar oven and is directed through to the magnetic pinching field.
- Radiative energy directed through the transparent window into the solar oven by the compound concentrator impinges for example on the compressed air atoms. These atoms are ionised by charge transfer processes and imparting kinetic energy to the charged particles of the resulting non-equilibrium plasma.
- the magnetic pinching field interacts with the moving charged particles and directs the plasma along the longitudinal axis of the MHD chamber. A relatively high pressure is produced by the magnetic pinching effect, combined with an increase in temperature due to magnetic compressing and radiation excitation pressures.
- This high pressure directs the charged particles along the axis of the duct 22, through the aperture and the MHD electrode system 21 where a potential difference is produced between the opposing electrodes 23 and in accordance with the conventional magnetohydrodynamic principles.
- the for example caesium or compressed air ions recombine to form neutral atoms.
- a storage container 32 is used to hold excess gas/es, which may pass from the compressor 30 to the storage chamber 32 then back to the compressor 30 to the solar oven 15 via the regenerative heat exchanger 26.
- excess gas/es are heated in the solar oven 15 on reaching a required temperature the gas/es may pass from the solar oven 15 directly to the storage container 32.
- the gas/es when required, then return via the compressor 30 and the regenerative heat exchanger 26 to the solar oven 15.
- a second collector 33 is utilised for focusing radiant solar energy onto the gas/es in the storage chamber 32. When needed the gas/es pass to the solar oven 15 via the compressor 30 and the regenerative heat exchanger 26. All other parts of the embodiment of the invention are like those disclosed in relation to FIG. 2.
- the storage chamber 32 could be a natural cavern or a container both utilising any number of materials known for their insulating qualities. For example but not limited to stainless steel reinforced with copper or concrete reinforced with steel wool. Ceramics and heat retardant gels may be utilised to insulate either a man made storage container or a natural cavern. Potentially one or more gels could be used to coat, for example but not limited to, the solar oven 15, storage chamber 32 and the MHD chamber 21 to increase the maximum temperatures of the gas/es that may be stored or passed through. These gels may be made from super-absorbent polymers and act as a thermal protective coating similar for example the fire gels used by fire fighters to mitigate fire damage and marketed by Barricade International, Inc. under that trade mark.
- the solar oven could include a dividing wall that is lifted incrementally or not prior to the hours of darkness so that the additional volume of air can be heated by the collector 10 in the exemplary, steel insulated chamber.
- the dividing wall could have a filter that the air could flow through, such as Venetian type blinds or a duct.
- the operation of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 3 is as follows.
- the working gas is separated in the separator 25 and is heat is recouped from the gas in the regenerative heat exchanger 26.
- the gas then travels to the storage container 32 and back to the solar oven 15 via the compressor 30 and regenerative heat exchanger 26. Storage of the working gas is generally required during the hours of darkness.
- the collector 10 may heat a volume of air required to pass through the MHD chamber 21 as well as potentially for example, extra gas in the original solar oven 15. When the extra gas is heated, that extra amount passes to the storage container 23 direct from the solar oven 15 (as indicated by the dashed line) then back via the compressor 30 and the regenerative heat exchanger 26 to the solar oven 15.
- the storage container 32 may be large enough to be filled with sufficient gas to provide the required volume to produce electricity through the entire night, which is heated by the second solar collector 33. This allows the capacity of the solar oven 15 to be smaller and less expensive.
- the second solar collector 33 focuses radiant energy onto the gas/es in the storage chamber 32. When needed the gas/es pass to the solar oven 15 via the compressor 30 and the regenerative heat exchanger 26.
- the storage of solar energy for use with a MHD system 20 is also addressed in this patent. Storage for photovoltaic cells has been largely ineffective due to the small amount of radiation that is utilised per cell. Any discussion in prior art of the storage of solar energy has been brief.
- the central power grid can provide a back-up system, where it is accessible, suitable for photovoltaic systems.
- a radiator 40 as illustrated in FIG. 4.
- the radiator may be used to generate energy and/or to store excess heated fluid whether a gas liquid or a mixture of phases, which may be " heated using a compound, collector 41, attached to a solar oven 42.
- a second compound concentrator may be attached to the radiator in a similar fashion to the thermophotovoltaic (TPV) method.
- the concentrator heats the radiator 40, which in turn transfers thermal energy to any fluid passing through the solar oven 42.
- this method has been converted from a photovoltaic type for the utilisation of the generation of electricity using the solar MHD method for downtimes and during the hours of darkness.
- Other more conventional high heat radiator types incorporating, for example but not limited to, air, oil or water may be utilised, as well as fins with heat exchanging elements, to provide energy to the gas in the solar oven during darkness and/or system downtimes.
- the second solar collector 33 captures sunlight and passes energy to a radiator associated with the storage container 32 where it is stored until darkness.
- the energy from the radiator associated with the storage container 32 is released via the compressor 30 and the regenerative heat exchanger 26 to the solar oven 15.
- a voltage source (not shown) is attached to the solar oven 15.
- the voltage source could be one or a plurality of a photovoltaic cell(s) and/or a battery.
- carbon particles are seeded nto the solar oven 15.
- the high voltage source may also be used in combination with the radiation energy source using a compound collector 10.
- the carbon particles preferably have a mean diameter of between about 0.02 x 10 "6 m to 0.04 x 10 "6 m and are of sufficient number to provide for a charge density per cubic meter of about 2 x 10 18 within the MHD generator 20 when the particles are electrostatically charged.
- Carbon particles are inserted into the gas flow from an external source 29 with a carbon particle injector of known construction.
- the microscopic carbon particles can be externally produced by techniques used in the manufacture of carbon black for the rubber industry, for example.
- a positive or negative high voltage supply may be used to electrostatically charge the carbon particles.
- Other forms of electrostatic charging means such as devices of the kind having grids of thin parallel high voltage wires extending transversely to a flow of gas and particulate matter, may also be employed.
- the above operation may be considered similar to that outlined in US patent 4516043 to Vigil, et al., the charge carriers to which the generator reacts are carbon particles in the present invention rather than the conventional plasma of ions and free electrons formed by thermal and photon excitation as inVigil.
- one or more photovoltaic cells will be utilised to provide a high voltage source to the carbon particles.
- a battery or preferably a photovoltaic cell may be employed to provide charging voltage into the solar oven.
- the MHD solar process enables all radiation wavelengths to be utilised. Radiation is partially absorbed by the working gas molecules in the solar oven 15.
- a photovoltaic cell (not shown) is utilised to provide the required voltage to the solar oven to ionise carbon particles.
- the rear of its cell is made highly reflective so that long-wavelength radiation passing through it is reflected back to the radiator and/or into the solar oven. This is a particularly useful and efficient utilisation for periods of darkness and/or downtime. All other parts of the third embodiment of the invention are like those disclosed in FIG. 2.
- the operation of the third embodiment of the invention is as follows. Carbon particles are seeded into the gas flow and a voltage source (not shown) sends electrostatic charges into the solar oven 15, whereby carbon particles present in the gas flow are electrostatically charged as the gas flows into a magnetohydrodynamic generator where they function as charge carriers in the MHD process.
- a corona discharge is initiated between electrode and the inner wall surface of cylinder by applying a sufficiently high voltage to the electrode from supply, the voltage for such purpose being dependent on factors such as the spacing between electrode and cylinder and gas composition, temperature and pressure but typically being around 20 kilovolts.
- the corona discharge ionises the gas in the region between electrode and cylinder and the resulting ions impart an electrostatic charge to the carbon particles by charge exchange.
- the gas ionisation does not persist to a significant extent after the flow leaves the charging device. Recombination of such ions with free electrons occurs rapidly, as the gas flow temperature is well below that needed to sustain equilibrium ionisation.
- the momentary ionisation or plasma formation which occurs within the charging device does not serve solely to provide the electrical charge carriers required for operation of the MHD generator. This allows the excess radiant energy to be utilised for storage as outlined in earlier embodiments and enables MHD power generation without the high gas temperature needed to sustain ionisation and without the costs and complications involved in introducing and then recovering ionisable alkali metal seed material.
- the hot gases from the electrostatic charging device are directed into the MHD generator which may be of known structural configuration, although as herein described, the charge carriers to which the generator reacts may be carbon particles solely rather than the conventional plasma of ions and free electrons or a combination thereof.
- Such generators produce electrical energy, in the form of DC current, from the kinetic energy of the gas stream.
- One important feature of the MHD generator of this embodiment is that it may be operated at temperatures lower than traditional MHD generators. This lower operating temperature is made possible because the gas temperature itself is no longer relied upon solely to provide charge carriers by thermal ionisation of the flow gases.
- Charge carrier density in the MHD generator is not determined solely by temperature. It is a function of the carbon particle density in the gas flow and the voltage that is applied to the electrostatic charging device.
- thermophotovoltaic solar energy conversion sunlight is used to heat a radiator to high temperatures whereupon the radiator re-emits radiation onto a solar cell.
- the thermophotovoltaic cell offers anther possibility of using some of the infrared energy which might otherwise be wasted.
- a high ratio optical concentrator 10 is used to collect and concentrate sunlight that is then used to heat a secondary radiator at a lower temperature than the solar surface. For photovoltaic conversion, less radiant energy is then present at short wavelengths above the solar cell band-gap. To maintain the radiator temperature it is possible to recycle infrared energy not absorbed in the photovoltaic cell.
- the photovoltaic cell is used to provide voltage to the carbon particles in the solar oven.
- the radiator may continue to provide energy directly to the solar oven to ionise the working substance as outlined in relation to the embodiment illustrated in FIGs. 2 and 3. In this way all radiation wavelengths may be utilised. Radiation is partially absorbed by the working gas molecules in the solar oven 15. Similarly, where a photovoltaic cell is utilised to provide the required voltage to the solar oven to ionise carbon particles the rear of its cell can be made highly reflective so that long-wavelength radiation passing through it is reflected back to the radiator and/or into the solar oven. This would be a particularly useful and efficient utilisation for periods of darkness and/or downtime. The infrared radiation not used to create electron-hole pairs must be reflected back to the radiator and/or into the solar oven if high overall efficiency is to be obtained.
- this invention can be operated at relatively lower temperatures (1000K) rather than temperatures exceeding 2000K.
- temperatures 1000K
- temperatures 2000K
- the lower the operating temperature of the process the less likelihood of materials problems.
- advancements in materials now allow tolerance of higher operational temperatures. Such advancements enable the excess temperature to be utilised for storage for the operation of the MHD process during darkness and/or periods of downtime.
- Another advantage is the possible use of air as a constant compressed gas, which is the cheapest gas on earth.
- the surrounding medium in space can be ionised by photons.
- any oxygen in the atmosphere can also be utilised for seeding.
- Other oxides or seeding materials can be added to the vacuum for combustion and to increase ionisation.
- Any of the above MHD cycles mentioned can be open or closed, and utilise the Brayton or Rankine cycles.
- a solar MHD generator of the invention could be configured to power a vehicle, including providing an engine for powered flight, or other aircraft, ships or spacecraft.
- solar collectors it is common for solar collectors to be used for photovoltaic and for MHD conversion systems to be used to generate electricity.
- individual photovoltaic cells produce only small amounts of electricity and even when large arrays of photovoltaic cells are combined the total amount of electricity generated is small and costly when compared to other large scale energy producers.
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