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