Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.a.

José Barragan Jiménez

Lucía Serrano Gallar

Raúl Navio Gilaberte

Paula Llorente Folch

Rafael Olavarría Rodríguez-Arango

Elena Garcia Ramírez

José María Méndez Marcos

Solar concentrator plant using natural-draught tower technology, in which the tower is, in turn, used as cooling system. The tower houses saturated or superheated steam receivers in cavities with different orientations, with adaptive dynamic control of the heliostat field in order to direct said receivers towards different focusing points, for the production of electricity, process heat or solar fuels or for use in thermochemical processes.

Solar concentrator plant using natural-draught tower technology and operating method

Superheated steam tower receiver with a well-defined configuration that benefits the transfer of heat between the surface of the component and the working fluid. Composed of at least four subpanels that define the circulation circuit for the steam by means of internal passages. The component is provided with saturated steam and for the production of said steam it is possible to use other solar concentrator technology. The proposed configuration minimizes the technological risks inherent in superheated steam receiver technology where drawbacks arise in the structure of the material owing to the thermal cycles to which the solar component is subjected.

Superheated steam solar receiver

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Seville, Spain

José Barragan Jiménez