Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Ahad Khalid Alghamdi

Muhammad Asad

Abdul Aziz Afzal

Lina Ashraf Altahini

Shams Ameen Almomen

Razan Salem Abuzaid

Leen Hassan Al Badah

Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan

An electricity generation system including an electricity generating plant with a turbine, a dynamo and a solar power plant having an absorber tube for a parabolic trough solar power plant that includes a glass pipe which extends from a first end to a second end of a parabolic trough, a helical pipe enclosed within the glass pipe. A sand filled pipe is surrounded by the helical pipe. An inner pipe extends from the first end to the second end of the parabolic trough along the central axis of the glass pipe. A solenoid valve is configured to block the water from entering the inner pipe when the solenoid valve is closed and release the water to the inner pipe when the solenoid valve is opened. The turbine is fluidly connected to the solar power plant to receive the steam and produce mechanical energy which rotates the dynamo.

Solar steam electricity system

A distributed electricity grid that includes solar powered energy producing facilities, substations, and electricity transmission lines. The solar powered energy producing facilities are in electrical connection with the substations through one or more of the electricity transmission lines. Each solar powered energy producing facility includes an electricity generating plant having a turbine and a dynamo that are mechanically connected, and a parabolic trough solar power plant that contains a glass pipe in a parabolic trough, a helical pipe enclosed within the glass pipe configured to hold water, a sand filled pipe surrounded by the helical pipe, an inner pipe centered within the sand filled pipe, and a solenoid valve connected between the helical pipe and the inner pipe.

Solar electrical grid with distributed solar generation

A method for generating electricity with a system having a water tank, an electricity generating plant and a parabolic trough solar power plant including transferring water from the water tank to the solar power plant. The water is received in a helical pipe located within a glass pipe encasing an absorber tube of a parabolic trough solar power plant. The glass pipe and the helical pipe extend from a first end to a second end of a parabolic trough along a central axis of the glass pipe an. During periods of high irradiance the water is converted in the helical pipe to steam by focusing solar radiation on the absorber tube. A sand filled pipe extends from the first end to the second end of the parabolic trough along the central axis of the glass pipe Steam is expelled from the helical pipe. During periods of low irradiance the water is released the water within the helical pipe to the inner pipe located within the sand filled pipe, converting the water to steam with the heated sand in the sand filled pipe, expelling the steam, transferring the steam to a turbine to generate mechanical energy in the turbine, and transferring the mechanical energy to generate electricity.

Method for generating electricity with solar heat pipe absorber

An absorber tube for a parabolic trough solar power plant is described. The absorber tube includes a glass pipe that extends from a first end to a second end of the parabolic trough. A helical pipe is enclosed within the glass pipe. The helical pipe is configured to hold water. A sand filled pipe is surrounded by the helical pipe. The absorber tube further includes an inner pipe, centered within the sand filled pipe and the inner pipe extends from the first end to the second end of the parabolic trough along a central axis of the glass pipe. A solenoid valve is connected between the helical pipe and the inner pipe. The solenoid valve is configured to block the water from entering the inner pipe during periods of high solar irradiance and release the water to the inner pipe during periods of low solar irradiance.

Method for generating steam and electricity with solar power

Parabolic trough assembly

Rotatable solar irradiance absorber

Absorber tube for parabolic trough solar power plant

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Ahad Khalid Alghamdi