Solar Thermal Energy Storage - Revision history

Eric: Added some more links under the "See Also" section.

2018-07-05T16:18:49Z

Added some more links under the "See Also" section.

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	=See Also=		=See Also=
	*		*[[Thermal Energy Storage Device]]
			*[[Solar Thermal Storage]]

	=Useful Links=		=Useful Links=

Eric: Organizational Changes + Additions

2018-07-05T16:17:36Z

Organizational Changes + Additions

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	*Despite this it (along with Photovoltaic Solar) only works when the sun shines (ie not at night, and not during storms/sufficiently cloudy days)		*Despite this it (along with Photovoltaic Solar) only works when the sun shines (ie not at night, and not during storms/sufficiently cloudy days)
	*Thus storage is neccisary for more stable power		*Thus storage is neccisary for more stable power


	=Research=		=Research=

	==Methods==		==Methods==

	*Saturated Water		*Saturated Water
	*Molten Salt (or equivalent other substances)		*Molten Salt (or equivalent other substances)
	*Heated Solid (Such as a metal cube with an insulating shroud)		*Heated Solid (Such as a metal cube with an insulating shroud, or heated concrete with a shroud)
			*Heated liquid (Such as Oil)
			*Phase Change Materials
	*Pressurized Air		*Pressurized Air
	*Pressurized/Elevated Water		*Pressurized/Elevated Water
	*Flywheel		*Flywheel
	*Conversion to Electricity, and Electric Storage		*Conversion to Electricity, and Electric Storage


	=Industry Standards=		=Industry Standards=

	*		*

	=Existing Open Source Designs=		=Existing Open Source Designs=

	*		*

	=Minimum Viable ~~product~~=		=Minimum Viable Product=
			*Capable of storing x Joules of Energy
	* Capable of storing x Joules of Energy

	=Basic Design=		=Basic Design=

	==Heat Generator==		==Heat Generator==

	* Either a [[Linear Solar Concentrator]], a [[Parabolic Solar Concentrator]], or an array of [[Open Source Heliostat]]s		* Either a [[Linear Solar Concentrator]], a [[Parabolic Solar Concentrator]], or an array of [[Open Source Heliostat]]s

	==Heat Delivery==		==Heat Delivery==

	* Either by piping of the working fluid, or a heatpipe		* Either by piping of the working fluid, or a heatpipe

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	*		*


	=See Also=		=See Also=

	*		*

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	*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.		*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.
	*Saturated water storage - or Ruths storage system - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qBknDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA552&lpg=PA552&dq=storing+solar+energy+in+saturated+water&source=bl&ots=1A57Beq98w&sig=iitvSNBsIXNp-G9vIZltdcVZyO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSnOCE2YrZAhUG54MKHbvLDg4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=storing%20solar%20energy%20in%20saturated%20water&f=false]		*Saturated water storage - or Ruths storage system - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qBknDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA552&lpg=PA552&dq=storing+solar+energy+in+saturated+water&source=bl&ots=1A57Beq98w&sig=iitvSNBsIXNp-G9vIZltdcVZyO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSnOCE2YrZAhUG54MKHbvLDg4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=storing%20solar%20energy%20in%20saturated%20water&f=false]
			*[https://www.dlr.de/tt/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf PDF from 2008 (Useful Info, but needs to be checked that it is still current)]

Marcin: /* Heat Storage */

2018-02-04T07:14:07Z

Heat Storage

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	*Molten salt		*Molten salt
	*Concrete, high temperature with pipes through it		*Concrete, high temperature with pipes through it
	*Steam accumulator - saturated water		*Ruths storage system - or Steam accumulator - or saturated water

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Marcin: /* Heat Storage */

2018-02-04T07:13:42Z

Heat Storage

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	==Heat Storage==		==Heat Storage==
			*Molten salt
	* ~~See Research~~		*Concrete, high temperature with pipes through it
			*Steam accumulator - saturated water

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Marcin: /* Basic Design */

2018-02-04T07:12:31Z

Basic Design

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	=Basic Design=		=Basic Design=

	==Heat ~~Accumulator~~==		==Heat Generator==

	* Either a [[Linear Solar Concentrator]], a [[Parabolic Solar ~~Accumulator~~]], or an array of [[Open Source Heliostat]]s		* Either a [[Linear Solar Concentrator]], a [[Parabolic Solar Concentrator]], or an array of [[Open Source Heliostat]]s

	==Heat Delivery==		==Heat Delivery==
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	* See Research		* See Research

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Marcin: /* Useful Links */

2018-02-04T07:00:52Z

Useful Links

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	=Useful Links=		=Useful Links=

	*Basic concept of steam accumulators - see p2. - [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.525.3795&rep=rep1&type=pdf]		*Basic concept of steam accumulators - see p2. - [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.525.3795&rep=rep1&type=pdf]

	*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.		*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.
			*Saturated water storage - or Ruths storage system - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qBknDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA552&lpg=PA552&dq=storing+solar+energy+in+saturated+water&source=bl&ots=1A57Beq98w&sig=iitvSNBsIXNp-G9vIZltdcVZyO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSnOCE2YrZAhUG54MKHbvLDg4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=storing%20solar%20energy%20in%20saturated%20water&f=false]
	*~~Saturates~~ water storage - or Ruths storage system - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qBknDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA552&lpg=PA552&dq=storing+solar+energy+in+saturated+water&source=bl&ots=1A57Beq98w&sig=iitvSNBsIXNp-G9vIZltdcVZyO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSnOCE2YrZAhUG54MKHbvLDg4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=storing%20solar%20energy%20in%20saturated%20water&f=false]

Marcin at 07:00, 4 February 2018

2018-02-04T07:00:08Z

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	=Basics=		=Basics=

	*Solar thermal is a great renewable form of energy		*Solar thermal is a great renewable form of energy

	*Despite this it (along with Photovoltaic Solar) only works when the sun shines (ie not at night, and not during storms/sufficiently cloudy days)		*Despite this it (along with Photovoltaic Solar) only works when the sun shines (ie not at night, and not during storms/sufficiently cloudy days)

	*Thus storage is neccisary for more stable power		*Thus storage is neccisary for more stable power

	*This page explores that





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	*Saturated Water		*Saturated Water

	*Molten Salt (or equivalent other substances)		*Molten Salt (or equivalent other substances)

	*Heated Solid (Such as a metal cube with an insulating shroud)		*Heated Solid (Such as a metal cube with an insulating shroud)

	*Pressurized Air		*Pressurized Air

	*Pressurized/Elevated Water		*Pressurized/Elevated Water

	*Flywheel		*Flywheel

	*Conversion to Electricity, and Electric Storage		*Conversion to Electricity, and Electric Storage





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	=Existing Open Source Designs=		=Existing Open Source Designs=

	*		*





	=Minimum Viable product=		=Minimum Viable product=

	* Capable of storing x Joules of Energy		* Capable of storing x Joules of Energy





	=Basic Design=		=Basic Design=
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	* Either a [[Linear Solar Concentrator]], a [[Parabolic Solar Accumulator]], or an array of [[Open Source Heliostat]]s		* Either a [[Linear Solar Concentrator]], a [[Parabolic Solar Accumulator]], or an array of [[Open Source Heliostat]]s



	==Heat Delivery==		==Heat Delivery==

	* Either by piping of the working fluid, or a heatpipe		* Either by piping of the working fluid, or a heatpipe



	==Heat Storage==		==Heat Storage==

	* See Research		* See Research





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	=Useful Links=		=Useful Links=

Eric: Organizational Changes + Additions

2018-02-04T03:20:07Z

Organizational Changes + Additions

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 *Basic concept of steam accumulators - see p2. -  [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.525.3795&rep=rep1&type=pdf]
 *Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.
 *Saturates water storage - or Ruths storage system - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qBknDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA552&lpg=PA552&dq=storing+solar+energy+in+saturated+water&source=bl&ots=1A57Beq98w&sig=iitvSNBsIXNp-G9vIZltdcVZyO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSnOCE2YrZAhUG54MKHbvLDg4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=storing%20solar%20energy%20in%20saturated%20water&f=false]

Marcin at 21:47, 3 February 2018

2018-02-03T21:47:26Z

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			*Basic concept of steam accumulators - see p2. - [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.525.3795&rep=rep1&type=pdf]
	*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.		*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.
			*Saturates water storage - or Ruths storage system - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qBknDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA552&lpg=PA552&dq=storing+solar+energy+in+saturated+water&source=bl&ots=1A57Beq98w&sig=iitvSNBsIXNp-G9vIZltdcVZyO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSnOCE2YrZAhUG54MKHbvLDg4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=storing%20solar%20energy%20in%20saturated%20water&f=false]

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*Dismisses steam accumulator as not having enough power for turbines. That's correct, but it would have sufficient power for smaller modern steam engines. [http://www.dlr.de/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/thermischept/Solar_Thermal_Energy_Storage_Technologies_Hannover2008.pdf]. Proposes molten salt and concrete blocks as more likely.