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    This document discusses solar thermal energy and different types of solar thermal power plants. It explains that solar thermal technology generates electricity indirectly by collecting heat from the sun's rays to heat a fluid, which is then used to produce steam that powers a generator. There are three main types of solar thermal power plants: parabolic troughs that focus sunlight onto receiver pipes using parabolic reflectors; solar dishes that use concentrating solar collectors to focus solar energy at a focal point; and solar power towers that focus concentrated solar energy onto a tower-mounted heat exchanger.

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    Solar Thermo-Electric System: Solar Energy Thermal Energy Electrical Energy

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    This document discusses solar thermal energy and different types of solar thermal power plants. It explains that solar thermal technology generates electricity indirectly by collecting heat from the sun's rays to heat a fluid, which is then used to produce steam that powers a generator. There are three main types of solar thermal power plants: parabolic troughs that focus sunlight onto receiver pipes using parabolic reflectors; solar dishes that use concentrating solar collectors to focus solar energy at a focal point; and solar power towers that focus concentrated solar energy onto a tower-mounted heat exchanger.

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    This document discusses solar thermal energy and different types of solar thermal power plants. It explains that solar thermal technology generates electricity indirectly by collecting heat from the sun's rays to heat a fluid, which is then used to produce steam that powers a generator. There are three main types of solar thermal power plants: parabolic troughs that focus sunlight onto receiver pipes using parabolic reflectors; solar dishes that use concentrating solar collectors to focus solar energy at a focal point; and solar power towers that focus concentrated solar energy onto a tower-mounted heat exchanger.

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    Solar Thermo-Electric System: Solar Energy Thermal Energy Electrical Energy

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    Aisley Mae Espinar
    This document discusses solar thermal energy and different types of solar thermal power plants. It explains that solar thermal technology generates electricity indirectly by collecting heat from the sun's rays to heat a fluid, which is then used to produce steam that powers a generator. There are three main types of solar thermal power plants: parabolic troughs that focus sunlight onto receiver pipes using parabolic reflectors; solar dishes that use concentrating solar collectors to focus solar energy at a focal point; and solar power towers that focus concentrated solar energy onto a tower-mounted heat exchanger.

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    Philippine Normal University

    The National Center for Teacher Education


    South Luzon Campus
    Lopez, Quezon
    Academic Year 2016-2017
    S-TLE 09 Solar and Alternative Source of Energy
    BTLE III-A
    Solar Thermo- Electric System
    Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar
    energy to generate thermal energy or electrical energy for use in industry,
    and in the residential and commercial sectors.
    There are two main ways of generating energy from the
    sun. Photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar
    thermal (CST), also known as concentrating solar
    power (CSP) technologies.
    PV converts sunlight directly into electricity. These
    solar cells are usually found powering devices such as
    watches, sunglasses and backpacks, as well as providing power in remote areas.
    Solar thermal technology is large-scale by comparison.
    One big difference from PV is that solar thermal power plants generate electricity indirectly.
    Heat from the sun's rays is collected and used to heat a fluid. The steam produced from the
    heated fluid powers a generator that produces electricity. It's similar to the way fossil fuelburning power plants work except the steam is produced by the collected heat rather than from
    the combustion of fossil fuels.
    Solar thermal power plants use the suns ray to heat a fluid to high temperature. The fluid is then
    circulated through pipes so that it can transfer its heat to water and produce steam. The steam is
    converted into mechanical energy in a turbine, which powers a generator to produce electricity.
    Solar thermal power generation works essentially the same as power generation using fossil
    fuels, but instead of using steam produced from combustion of fossil fuels, the steam is produced
    by heat collected from sunlight.

    Types of Solar Thermal Power Plants


    Parabolic troughs
    - A parabolic trough collector has a long parabolicreflector that focuses the suns rays on a receiver
    pipe located at the focus of the parabola. The
    collector tilts with the sun as the sun moves from east
    to west during the day to ensure that the sun is
    continuously focused on the receiver.

    shaped

    Solar Dishes
    - Solar dish/ engine systems use concentrating solar collectors
    that track the sun, so they always point straight at the sun
    and concentrate the solar energy at the focal point of the
    dish.

    Solar Power Tower


    - A solar power tower, or central receiver,
    generates electricity from sunlight by focusing
    concentrated solar energy on a tower-mounted
    heat exchanger (receiver).

    Gregorio V. Canzon
    Instructor

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    Aisley Mae L. Espinar

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