Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Investigation on a Solar Thermal Power Plant With a Packed Bed Heat Storage Unit
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The objective of the present work is to research the dynamic thermal performance of the solar power plant during the phase change material (PCM) capsule heat storage tank discharging process. Therefore, a transient, ... -
Sizing Methodology of Floating Photovoltaic Plants in Dams of Semi-Arid Areas
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Floating photovoltaic (FPV) plants in reservoirs can contribute to reduce water evaporation, increase power generation efficiency, due to the cooling process, and reduce competitiveness in land use. Based on this motivation, ... -
Thermal and Optical Behavior of Novel Phosphate-Based Inorganic Mixtures Containing Fe and Na and Their Application as Solar Reflective Coating
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Herein, the synthesis of the novel and inexpensive phosphate mixtures, Fe3(PO4)2·0.5 Na3PO4.6 H2O· NaOH (calcined) and Fe3(PO4)2·0.5 Na3PO4·4 H2O· NaOH (non-calcined) of iron (Fe) and sodium (Na) and their application as ... -
Modeling, Implementing, and Evaluating of an Advanced Dual Axis Heliostat Drive System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Heliostat tracking is a critical component of the solar field of concentrating solar power tower (SPT) systems and can be the source of significant losses in power and profit when it lacks the necessary accuracy. This paper ... -
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Semispherical Solar Still, Chamber Stepwise Basin, With and Without a Photovoltaic-Powered Electrical Heater
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The world's need for drinkable water is increasing with a growing population. The desalination process using solar energy is the cheapest and most straightforward method that can be used to generate pure water from saline ... -
An In-Depth Experimental Investigation of the Outdoor Performance of Wafer and Thin Film Photovoltaics Technologies in a Tropical Climate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The photovoltaics (PV) industry is booming at an impressive rate. Knowledge of the outdoor performance of different PV technologies under different climatic conditions is becoming increasingly important for all stakeholders. ... -
A Forward Feedback Control Scheme for a Solar Thermochemical Moving Bed Counter-Current Flow Reactor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Pelletized thermochemical energy storage media has a potential for long-duration energy storage. Production of solid-state energy storage media can be done within a cavity chemical reactor that captures concentrated solar ... -
An Improved Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control for Standalone Hybrid Wind/Photovoltaic/Fuel Cell System Based on Energy Management of Battery/Hydrogen
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This paper presents a new robust super-twisting sliding mode control (STSMC) strategy for a standalone hybrid renewable energy system (HRES). A voltage source inverter (VSI) is used to connect these sources to alternative ... -
Processing Sunshine Duration Measurements for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in Climatic Regions of the Central African Republic
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The objectives of this work carried out in the Central African Republic are to propose new correlations between the components of solar radiation and the sunshine duration on a horizontal surface on the ground, and then ... -
Experimental Study on the Influence of Solar Heat Gain on the Thermal Performance of Hollow Ventilated Interior Wall
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The heating system combining solar air collector with hollow ventilated interior wall (SAC-HVIW) can effectively extend the heating time. However, due to the large wall-window ratio of buildings on Tibetan Plateau, the ... -
Demonstrating solarpilot’s Python Application Programmable Interface Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)solarpilot is a software package that generates solar field layouts and characterizes the optical performance of concentrating solar power (CSP) tower systems. solarpilot was developed by the National Renewable Energy ... -
An Improved Thermochemical Energy Storage Material Using Nanocellulose to Stabilize Calcium Chloride Salt
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)One promising thermochemical reaction for energy storage is the hydration of hygroscopic salts. However, pure salts have poor cycle stability. The present work investigates a new composite material by impregnating a framework ... -
Non-Uniform Porous Structures and Cycling Control for Optimized Fixed-Bed Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Solar thermochemical redox cycles provide a sustainable pathway for solar fuel processing. If done in porous (ceria) structures, they can profit from faster reaction rates owed to the enhanced heat and mass transport ... -
Image Analysis of Particle Flow in Centrifugal Solar Particle Receiver
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Particle solar receivers promise economical and operational advantages compared to the molten salt-based solar receivers. In this study, an experiment is designed to observe the particle flow characteristics in the Centrifugal ... -
Sensitivity Analysis of the Levelized Cost of Electricity for a Particle-Based Concentrating Solar Power System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This study presents a sensitivity analysis of the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for a particle-based system with the costs of the most current components. New models for the primary heat exchanger, thermal energy ... -
Preliminary Component Design and Cost Estimation of a Novel Electric-Thermal Energy Storage System Using Solid Particles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Energy storage will become indispensable to complement the uncertainty of intermittent renewable resources and to firm the electricity supply as renewable power generation becomes the mainstream new-built energy source and ... -
Special Section: Energy Sustainability 2021 Conference
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The 15th ASME Energy Sustainability Conference was jointly organized by the Solar Energy Division (SED) and the Advanced Energy Systems Division (AESD). The conference was focused on identifying innovative technologies, ... -
Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Spinning-elevation (SE) tracking system produces a decent image on the receiver surface -
Comparison of North/South- and East–West-Facing Solar Collector Pairs With or Without Reflectors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this paper, the energy collection performance of north/south- and east–west-facing collector pairs, installed at optimized fixed and seasonally adjusted tilt angles, considering both portrait and landscape alignments, ... -
Numerical Investigation for Performance Enhancement of Photovoltaic Cell by Nanofluid Cooling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The cooling fluid is a key factor in cooling photovoltaic (PV) panels especially in the case of concentrated irradiance. Maintaining the panel at low temperature increases its efficiency. This article investigates the usage ...