Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.a.

Lucía Serrano Gallar

Raúl Navio Gilaberte

Juan Pablo Nuñez Bootello

Paula Llorente Folch

José Barragan Jiménez

Noelia Martínez Sanz

Rafael Osuna Gonzalez-Aguilar

Valerio Fernandez Quero

Rafael Olavarría Rodríguez-Arango

Francisco José Cerón García

José María Méndez Marcos

Lucia Fernandez Calderon

Salvador Valenzuela Rubia

Elena Garcia Ramírez

Javier Dominguez Rodriguez

Jose Maria Mendez Marcos

Sandra Alvarez De Miguel

José Maria Mendez Marcos

José Barragan Jimenez

Mixed heliostat field combining, in the same field, heliostats of different sizes and/or with different types of facets, all of them having at least one facet and being canted or not, and either having spherical, cylindrical, flat or quasi-flat (spherical with a high curvature radius) facets, such that the solar field is optimised in order to minimise shadows and blockages between heliostats, as a result of correct positioning of the heliostats in the field.

Mixed heliostat field

The invention relates to a solar receiver with natural circulation for generating saturated steam, which uses water/steam as a heat-transfer fluid and includes a combined circuit for fluid recirculation (forced circulation and natural circulation). The system comprises: water-walls which receive the radiation on the surface thereof and inside which the working fluid changes phase; riser pipes through which the water/steam mix exiting the pipes of the receiver rises towards the drum; downpipes through which the recirculation water descends from the drum to the receiver; and a support pump in order to increase the incident power in the receiver and start up the plant when necessary.

Solar receiver with natural circulation for generating saturated steam

An economizer in a solar tower plant and operating method of said plant the purpose whereof is to make use of the heat from the heat losses generated around the solar tower receivers () to preheat the fluid with which the saturated steam or superheated steam solar receivers are fed. When the heat from the losses absorbed by the economizer () is not sufficient to achieve the necessary minimum temperature, a secondary economizer () is used which takes live steam (prior to it entering the turbine) and increases the temperature of the feed water of the receiver ().

Economizer in solar tower plant and operating method of said plant

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

Manageable hybrid plant using photovoltaic and solar thermal technology and associated operating method, wherein said hybrid plant comprises three levels of generation: The photovoltaic modules of the invention are located in: in the north or south side of the tower not occupied by the cavity; the area surrounding the solar receivers of the tower; on covers or roofs of the plant at the rear of the heliostats; on land annexed to the tower plant.

Manageable hybrid plant using photovoltaic and solar thermal technology and associated 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

Lucía Serrano Gallar