Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6680615 | Applied Energy | 2018 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Evacuated flat plate collectors are a possible alternative to concentrating collectors for Organic Rankine Cycle power generation. The annual output for all the modelled collectors was found to be a quadratic function of delivery temperature: this enabled a novel optimisation of ORC source temperature. Predictions for concentrating and non-concentrating ORC plant are compared with a PV/thermal alternative. The ORC output is significantly less than a PV panel would achieve; applications needing both heat and power are better served by PVT panels. This is an original and novel result.
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Authors
R.W. Moss, P. Henshall, F. Arya, G.S.F. Shire, T. Hyde, P.C. Eames,