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Modeling and Optimal Design of a Solar Chimney Power Plant
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Boroushaki, Mehrdad (Supervisor)
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The power generation system of this type of power plants operates on the air flowing through the power plant’s chimney and colliding with the turbine blades within the chimney. When the solar collector warms the nearby air and thus expands the air by absorbing the sunlight, a difference is created in the density. Then, this difference in the density creates the phenomenon of buoyancy, making the air pass to the top of the chimney through the collector.This study simulated and optimized a solar chimney power plant. The simulation and optimization were performed based on the information of Manzanares Solar Chimney Power Plant in Spain (located in 150 km from the south of Madrid). It was...
Equipment Hardening Strategies to Improve Electric Distribution System Resilience Against Wildfire
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Vakilian, Mehdi (Supervisor)
Abstract
The severe wildfires in California, Australia, Canada, and Iran have interrupted the power system operation, caused multiple blackouts, took many lives, and caused damages to power grid infrastructure to the extent of millions and billions of dollars. Most of the recent wildfires occur in the distribution system. Therefore, enhancing power system distribution resilience against wildfire is crucial.To this end, two groups of measures are proposed: the hardening of the power network and the operational measures. The past published papers mainly studied the resilience enhancement strategies against wildfire from an operational perspective. There is a considerable gap between the past works...
Theoretical and Numerical Simulation of a Solar Collector for Direct Steam Generation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Morad, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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Direct steam generation (DSG) process using linear FRESNEL collectors has been developed widely in recent years and is one of the most promising solar technologies for thermal power generation, Industrial processes and domestic usage. In this process water as heat transfer fluid (HTF) is heated through a solar field. Continuous breakthroughs are being achieved on improvement of these collectors. A multi-phase CFD model is developed to calculate the wall temperature of linear Fresnel absorber tubes and fluid properties including temperature, velocity, and pressure. In order to design the collector field and identify the critical condition such as overheating of the absorber tubes, modeling of...
Optimal design and simulation of sensor arrays for solar motion estimation
, Article IEEE Sensors Journal ; Volume 17, Issue 6 , 2017 , Pages 1673-1680 ; 1530437X (ISSN) ; Durali, M ; Jalali, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2017
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Modern sensors consist of arrays of detectors specially arranged to enhance precision, capabilities, and field of view (FOV). Sensor arrays can have multiple functionalities, such as the simultaneous detection of position and motion. We use a linear sensor model and develop an optimization method to design an array of photodiodes. Our objective function minimizes bias and variance estimations. We introduce a maximum likelihood technique to approximate and determine the bias caused by measurement errors, and verify our theory by statistically complete simulations. We apply our theory to design an optimal sun sensor. The sensor has a predefined conical FOV, and its accuracy is controlled by a...
Linear parabolic trough solar power plant assisted with latent thermal energy storage system: A dynamic simulation
, Article Applied Thermal Engineering ; Volume 161 , 2019 ; 13594311 (ISSN) ; Ahmadi, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2019
Abstract
One of the efficient solar energy harvesting technics is the parabolic trough concentrated solar power plant. However, if the concentrated solar power plant were not equipped with a storage system, the power plant capacity factor would be deficient. Latent thermal energy storage system using phase change material (PCM) is a high energy density storage system to provide durable energy with a constant temperature. In this study, first, a dynamic analysis is performed implementing TRNSYS software on the parabolic trough concentrated solar power plant located in Shiraz, Iran. Consequently, this system is assisted by the latent thermal energy storage system to improve its performance and capacity...
Optimization of a novel photovoltaic thermal module in series with a solar collector using Taguchi based grey relational analysis
, Article Solar Energy ; Volume 215 , 2021 , Pages 492-507 ; 0038092X (ISSN) ; Parcheforosh, A ; Salari, A ; Ma, T ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2021
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The solar collectors absorb solar irradiation and then produce thermal energy; however, they cannot generate electrical power. Electricity and thermal energy can be produced by the photovoltaic thermal module, simultaneously, while the outlet temperature of the photovoltaic thermal module is not usually high enough to provide thermal requirements of a building such as hot water or space heating. This work proposes a novel compound system created by the connection of a solar collector in series with a photovoltaic thermal module to resolve the issue of low outlet temperature in the photovoltaic thermal module and lack of electrical power in solar collectors. To examine the feasibility of this...
An integrated process configuration of solid oxide fuel/electrolyzer cells (SOFC-SOEC) and solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for cogeneration applications
, Article International Journal of Energy Research ; Volume 45, Issue 7 , 2021 , Pages 11018-11040 ; 0363907X (ISSN) ; Karimian Bahnamiri, F ; Mehrpooya, M ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2021
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This research work presents a novel integrated structure for the cogeneration of electricity and renewable syngas. The base structure of the process is developed by solid oxide cells in which electricity is generated by the natural gas-fueled fuel cell unit, and renewable syngas is produced by the electrolyzer cell unit. Direct integration between fuel cell and electrolyzer cell units is established for optimal use of fuel cell off-gases. To improve system's sustainability, a solar power cycle, including solar collectors coupled with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC), is designed to provide renewable electricity for steam and CO2 co-electrolysis operation. 1D mathematical approaches are...
Prioritization of solar electricity and hydrogen co-production stations considering PV losses and different types of solar trackers: A TOPSIS approach
, Article Renewable Energy ; Volume 186 , 2022 , Pages 889-903 ; 09601481 (ISSN) ; Rezaei, M ; Mostafaeipour, A ; Goojani, A.R ; Saghaei, H ; Hosseini Dehshiri, S. J ; Hosseini Dehshiri, S. S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2022
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Renewable hydrogen production plays a key role in transitioning to a hydrogen economy. For this, developing countries are encouraged to keep up with industrialized nations. As such, this study seeks to evaluate the potential of all capital cities of Iran in terms of solar-based hydrogen production and prioritize the nominated alternatives. This step is highly valued because finding the most suitable place for this purpose can lead to substantial outcomes and consequently avoid failure. Therefore, here a 20-kW solar power plant is simulated by PVsyst 6.7 software and meteorological data of 31 capital cities is extracted using Meteonorm 7.1 software. Considering all losses associated with...
A single layer deposition of Li-doped mesoporous TiO2beads for low-cost and efficient dye-sensitized solar cells
, Article New Journal of Chemistry ; Volume 45, Issue 5 , 2021 , Pages 2470-2477 ; 11440546 (ISSN) ; Nouri, E ; Mohsenzadegan, N ; Mohammadi, M. R ; Martinez Chapa, S. O ; Sharif University of Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry
2021
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Herein, we report a new strategy for improving the efficiency and reducing the fabrication cost of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) by elimination of the three- or four-fold layer deposition of TiO2. This is performed by replacing a single layer deposition of mesoporous TiO2 beads, with sub-micrometer size, high surface area and tunable pore size, synthesized by a combination of sol-gel and solvothermal methods. Furthermore, superior electronic properties gained by a reduction in electronic trap states are achieved through doping of pristine TiO2 beads with lithium. The beads have a spherical shape with monodispersed texture consisting of anatase-TiO2 nanocrystals and ultra-fine pores. The...
Annual comparative performance and cost analysis of high temperature, sensible thermal energy storage systems integrated with a concentrated solar power plant
, Article Solar Energy ; Volume 153 , 2017 , Pages 153-172 ; 0038092X (ISSN) ; Taylor, R. A ; Nithyanandam, K ; Shafiei Ghazani, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2017
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The present study conducts a comprehensive comparative techno-economic analysis of some near-term sensible thermal energy storage (TES) alternatives to the ‘standard’ two-tank molten salt system for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. As such, we conducted detailed, relative annual transient simulations for single-medium thermocline (SMT), dual-media thermocline (DMT), and shell-and-tube (ST) systems. To be consistent with recent literature, the DMT and ST systems use concrete with a porosity of 0.2 (e.g. where concrete occupies 80% of the system) as their low cost filler material. The systems were integrated into a validated 19.9 MWe Gemasolar CSP model, which has a solar multiple of...