Receiver efficiency as a determining criterion for the effectiveness of a solar tower

Abstract

Concentrated solar energy as a source of renewable energy has a high potential for solving the current energy crisis. The article considers the energy balance of the solar tower air circuit and the efficiency of the solar station receiver. The method of its calculation is determined. It is shown that the solar tower receiver is important and determines the efficiency of the entire solar station. The physical essence of energy losses and the efficiency of structural elements of the solar tower receiver are investigated in detail to build an optimization function. A new approach to the construction of the objective function for optimizing the parameters of the open-type receiver of the solar concentrated station is proposed.