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A standard description and costing methodology for the balance-of-plant items of a solar thermal electric power plant. Report of a multi-institutional working groupStandard descriptions for solar thermal power plants are established and uniform costing methodologies for nondevelopmental balance of plant (BOP) items are developed. The descriptions and methodologies developed are applicable to the major systems. These systems include the central receiver, parabolic dish, parabolic trough, hemispherical bowl, and solar pond. The standard plant is defined in terms of four categories comprising (1) solar energy collection, (2) power conversion, (3) energy storage, and (4) balance of plant. Each of these categories is described in terms of the type and function of components and/or subsystems within the category. A detailed description is given for the BOP category. BOP contains a number of nondevelopmental items that are common to all solar thermal systems. A standard methodology for determining the costs of these nondevelopmental BOP items is given. The methodology is presented in the form of cost equations involving cost factors such as unit costs. A set of baseline values for the normalized cost factors is also given.
Document ID
19830015435
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
REPT-5106-21
NAS 1.26:170293
DOE/JPL-1060-59
JPL-PUB-83-4
NASA-CR-170293
Accession Number
83N23706
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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