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A Comparison of Solar Power Systems (CSP): Solar Tower (ST) Systems versus Parabolic Trough (PT) Systems

Received: 16 April 2015     Accepted: 25 April 2015     Published: 11 May 2015
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Abstract

Comparison of Comparison of Solar Power System (CSP) power plants will be introduced and discussed; Solar Tower (ST) plants and Parabolic Trough (PT) plants are subjects of this comparison. The comparison will be made possibly analytical or quantitatively instead of qualitatively. Examples will be presented and explained in detail. The main issues such efficiency, area of the plant, environmental issues, molten salt storage, the cost of the plants, dust and humidity, maintenance and operation cost and total investment are discussed.

Published in American Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajee.20150303.11
Page(s) 29-36
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Keywords

Solar Tower Power, Parabolic Troughs, Comparison of CSP Power Plants, Environmental Impact of Solar Power, Environmental Impact of Parabolic Troughs, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Arm Architecture

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  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, KSA

  • Department of Information Technology, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, KSA

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