use of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs)
The use of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) has emerged as an area of high interest and study due to their ability to use the transfer of heat from a region of low, medium sources of temperature to generate power. Different sources of heat are essential in powering ORCs, including geothermal energy and solar energy. The proposed ORC system will generate solar energy in San Diego for large scale applications in the nearby institutions. The proposed solar power plant based on the ORC system with proper optimization to attain economies of production.
An innovative solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system with water is proposed. A heat storage unit is fixed in the ORC to certify generation and power stability. The system proposed deters intermediate secondary transfer of heat and presents a good reaction for solar radiation transfer, thereby providing power to the hospitals and universities in San Diego. The industrial solar thermal plant will throttle from 100-40% of the maximum power output based on grid demand as a function of the time and day of the year.
Project Goals & Scope of Engineering Services
The innovation involved in the project will be developed in large scale power output, so suitable for institutional applications. A novel based on a solar concentrator using a mirror image co-focus will be applied in connection to the evacuated tube solar collector. The scope of this proposed work will emphasize the comparison of the use of the steam Rankine power cycle and assess heat production options for ORC systems. The subcontract engineer will have the responsibility for estimating electric power demands within the neighboring hospitals and institutions, local population size, manufacturing, and anticipated growth during the next 50 years. Secondly, the engineer will quantify a suitable range of cogeneration opportunities in the relation of the various universities, hospitals, and other large scale consumers in the San Diego area.
Elements of Proposal
The proposal will focus on applying solar thermal and the ORC system from a technical perspective. The engineer will attain this by combining the skills of geothermal power plants and solar experts. Geothermal power plant experts have previously shown the ability to design power plants that take advantage of low resources of low temperatures. Above all, the engineer shall provide technical system details, analysis, device specifications, delineation of operating parameters, and a precise quantitative thermodynamic analysis of various design components.