SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER

PRESENTED BY:-

ADROJA MONIKKUMAR A.

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC JUNAGADH 2/19/12

CONTENTS
Introduction History Definition of Solar Updraft Tower Parts of Solar Updraft Tower Working Principle of Solar Updraft Tower Energy storage in collector Typical dimensions and electricity output

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INTRODUCTION
In many parts of the world there is a growing awareness that some alternative energy sources could have an important role to play in the production of electricity. However, only the solar energy represents totally nonpolluting energy resource that canbe utilized economically to supply Mans energy needs for all time

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HISTORY
In1903 Colonel of the Spanish army Isidoro Cabanyes first proposed a solar chimney power plant in the magazineLaenerga elctrica. One of the earliest descriptions of a solar chimney power plant was written in 1931 by a German author Hanns Gunther.

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In 1975, Robert E. Lucier applied for patents on a solar chimney electric power generator.

Between 1978 and 1981 these patents were granted in Australia, Canada, Israel and the USA.

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WHAT IS SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER?

The solar updraft tower is renewable type power plant. Solar updraft towers are like an inverted funnel, with a wide skirt to collect air to then turn a turbine in the tower.

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PARTS OF SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER

1.Collector 2.Chimney or Tower 3.Turbine

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1.Collector
Collector is the part, which is used to produce hot air by green-house effect. It is usually 5-6 meters high and covers a very large area about thousands of masseeninfigure. There is no limitation for the surface area.The Larger the area, the more energy generated from the chimney.

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Covering materials may be different, such as glass, plastic film or glazed collector. The most efficient one is glazed collector. It can convert up to 70% of irradiated solar energy into heat. Also with proper maintenance, its life span can easily be 60 years or more.

Inside view of collector area 2/19/12

2. Chimney or Tower
The most important part of the plant is the chimney. The efficiency is proportional to the height of the chimney. There are two types of different chimneys using for the plant. Free standing chimney and guyed chimney. The life span of a free standing chimney is longer than that of the guyed chimney. It lasts about a hundred years, while the guyed chimney is much shorter.
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3.Turbine
Turbines are used to convert kinetic energy of air into the mechanical energy. Turbines are placed horizontally in chimney, vertically in the collector. In order to obtain maximum energy from the warmed air, turbines blades should cover all the cross-sectional area of the chimney. To do this, one big turbine or a few small turbines should be used in chimney.
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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

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ENERGY STORAGE IN COLLECTOR

Since collectors produce hot air by green house effect to produce electric during the night, tight waterFilled black tubes are placed under the roof as seen in figure. The water heats up during the daytime and emits its heat at night.

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Principal of thermal Energy storage with water filled black tubes.

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EFFECT OF WATER FILLED BLACK TUBES

Figure - electric power output vs. time of day of a200 MW solar updraft tower with 25% of collector area covered by water-filled bags.
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TYPICAL DIMENSIONS AND ELECTRICITY OUTPUT

1.Capacity MW 2.Tower Height M
5 550 30 750 100 1000 200 1000

3.Tower Diameter 4.Collector Diameter 5.Electricity Output

M M GWH/A

45 1250 14

70 2900 99

110 4300 320

150 7000 680

At a site with annual global of radiation 2300kwh/(ma)

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Main dimensions and technical data of the Manzanares prototype (Spain)

1.Tower height 2.Tower radius 3.Collector radius 4.Roof height 5.No.of turbine 6.No. of turbine blade 7.Output 0f plant 194.6meter 5.08meter 122meter 1.85meter 1 4 50KW

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Main dimensions and technical data of the Mildura solar power plant (Australia)
1. Location 2. Tower diameter 3. Tower height 4. Thickness of tower 5. Collector diameter 6. Output of plant 7. Company 8. No. of turbine Midura (New south Wales) 150 meter 1000 meter 25 cm 7000 200 MW Enviro Mission Limited 32 each of 6.25MW
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SOCIAL & ECONOMICAL BENEFITS

One 200mw power station provide enough electricity for around 200,000 typical household.

Will reduce production over 900,000 tones of greenhouse gases annually.

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FEASIBILITY
Required high capital cost. Relatively low operating cost An inefficient but chip plant would be ideal for third world counties with lots of space. The method is inefficient for land use but very efficient economical because of the low operating cost

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