Introduction

• A Solar Power plant produces

electricity by reflecting
sunlight on to the central
receiver

• A solar thermal plant consists

of mirror reflectors called
heliostats
 Heliostats
• They direct and concentrate the
• solar radiation onto a central
receiver.

• Many parameters must be

optimized, in the design of a solar
thermal plant

• The parameters are

– Location
– Shading and
– Blocking
 Components & its working
•Parabolic tough shaped mirrors are the sunlight receivers, they absorb
the heat and is collected in special collectors.
•This heat is transferred to the central receiver through these collectors.
•These parabolic receivers are in the particular angle ,which reflect
towards central receiver .
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•Collectors contain panels which have thermal

transfer fluid which gets heated. Almost till
(400°c to 750°c ).
•This liquid is pumped through a series of heat
exchangers to produce super heated steam.
•This stem is used to rotate turbines to
produce electricity.
Implementation