WO2016062804A3 - Method and apparatus for operating a solar furnace 24 hours a day - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for operating a solar furnace 24 hours a day Download PDF

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WO2016062804A3
WO2016062804A3 PCT/EP2015/074470 EP2015074470W WO2016062804A3 WO 2016062804 A3 WO2016062804 A3 WO 2016062804A3 EP 2015074470 W EP2015074470 W EP 2015074470W WO 2016062804 A3 WO2016062804 A3 WO 2016062804A3
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solar furnace
pressure vessel
solar
heat transfer
transfer medium
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Brian Howard
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Pdb Energy Systems Limited
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/30—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F22B1/003—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method using combustion of hydrogen with oxygen
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F22B1/006—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method using solar heat
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
    • F24S20/20—Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/82—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors characterised by the material or the construction of the reflector
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines

Abstract

A method of operating a solar furnace (1) 24-hours a day is provided. The method involves providing a solar furnace (1) having a heatable pressure vessel (2) with a convoluted internal pathway (5) running from a vessel inlet (3), where a heat transfer medium is introduced, to a vessel outlet (4), where the heat transfer medium leaves the pressure vessel (2) with increased kinetic energy. The solar furnace (1) is operated during periods of daylight so that the pressure vessel (2) is heated by solar energy and using the energy imparted on the heat transfer medium to drive the electrolysis of water to form hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The solar furnace (1) can also be operated during periods of low light or darkness so that the pressure vessel is at least partially heated by thermal energy produced by burning the hydrogen gas produced during the daylight operation of the solar furnace (1).
PCT/EP2015/074470 2014-10-22 2015-10-22 Method and apparatus form operating a solar furnace 24 hours a day WO2016062804A2 (en)

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US4896507A (en) * 1988-11-28 1990-01-30 Sundstrand Corporation Solar power system
US20060010867A1 (en) * 2004-07-19 2006-01-19 Shaw Peter A Individual cogeneration plant
US20090139233A1 (en) * 2007-10-01 2009-06-04 Wen-Chang Lin Environmental protected power generating system
WO2010073022A2 (en) * 2008-12-24 2010-07-01 Brian Howard Solar furnace
US20100244449A1 (en) * 2009-03-25 2010-09-30 John Lee Solar-based power generator

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4896507A (en) * 1988-11-28 1990-01-30 Sundstrand Corporation Solar power system
US20060010867A1 (en) * 2004-07-19 2006-01-19 Shaw Peter A Individual cogeneration plant
US20090139233A1 (en) * 2007-10-01 2009-06-04 Wen-Chang Lin Environmental protected power generating system
WO2010073022A2 (en) * 2008-12-24 2010-07-01 Brian Howard Solar furnace
US20100244449A1 (en) * 2009-03-25 2010-09-30 John Lee Solar-based power generator

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