Open AccessConceptual design of thermal energy storage systems for near-term electric utility applications
Author(s) -
E. W. Hall,
W. Hausz,
R. S. Anand,
N. Lamarche,
J. Oplinger,
M. Katzer
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/5777283
Subject(s) - nuclear power , conceptual design , flexibility (engineering) , coal , electricity , electricity generation , environmental science , thermal energy storage , energy storage , process engineering , fossil fuel , engineering , waste management , environmental economics , power (physics) , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , ecology , statistics , mathematics , economics , biology
A detailed evaluation is made of TES through a careful screening, analysis, conceptual design, and evaluation to determine if it can meet the peak power needs of electric utilities for near-term applications. Primary emphasis is on electric utilities developing new plants, planned and designed to incorporate the TES. The new plants considered are conventional coal and nuclear fueled, which represent the large majority of expected electric utility capacity additions between now and AD 2000. As nuclear plants, only light water reactors are considered; as coal-fired plants, only conventional types with flue gas desulfurization when high-sulfur coal is to be burned are considered. All plants employ a steam-driven turbogenerator for conversion to electricity and a fired boiler or nuclear reactor as a steam supply.
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