Design, experimentation and optimization of various parameters

of a solar power tower plant

1. Introduction
1.1. Importance of concentrating solar power (CSP)
1.2. Types of technologies in CSP
1.3. Current status of solar power tower technology (SPTT)
1.4. Research objectives
1.5. Structure of thesis
2. Literature review
2.1. Introduction
2.2. System description of SPPTs
2.2.1. Heliostat field
2.2.2. Receiver system
2.2.3. Power conversion system
2.2.4. Thermal energy storage (TES)
2.3. Components of a heliostat
2.3.1. Mirrors and facets
2.3.2. Canting methods
2.3.3. Support structure
2.3.4. Control and drives
2.3.5. Tracking type
2.3.6. Beam characterization system and qualification
2.3.7. Various heliostat designs
2.4. Components of the heliostat field
2.4.1. Heliostat field layout
2.4.2. Mirror cleaning
2.4.3. Operational errors
2.5. Solar selective coatings
2.5.1. Types of selective coatings
2.5.2. Preparation methods
2.5.3. Characterization
2.5.4. Levelized cost of coatings
2.6. Cost dependence of various factors
2.7. Summary
3. Design and optimization of components of heliostat field
3.1. Structural wind analysis
3.1.1. Wind analysis
 3.2. Deformations in the heliostat structure
3.2.1. Euler Bernoulli
3.2.2.
3.3. Heliostat and field optimization
3.3.1. Ray tracing code
3.3.2. Facet size optimization
3.3.3. Heliostat size optimization
3.4. Results and discussions
3.5. Summary
4. Experimentation, development and optimization of solar selective
coatings
4.1. Methodology for coating of CuNP
4.2. Effect of copper nanoparticle size on optical properties
4.3. Effect of dipping time on optical properties
4.4. Durability tests
4.5. Results and discussions
4.6. Summary
5. Data analysis of various power tower plants
5.1. Regression analysis
5.2. Results and discussions
5.3. Summary
6. Design and optimization of a solar power tower plant
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Results and discussions
6.3. Summary
7. Conclusion and future scope
Appendices
References