TY  - CHAP
A1  - Sattler, Johannes, Christoph
A1  - Caminos, Ricardo Alexander Chico
A1  - Ürlings, Nicolas
A1  - Dutta, Siddharth
A1  - Ruiz, Victor
A1  - Kalogirou, Soteris
A1  - Ktistis, Panayiotis
A1  - Agathokleous, Rafaela
A1  - Jung, Christian
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Atti, Vikrama Nagababu
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Operational experience and behaviour of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage for process steam generation in Cyprus
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
N2  - As part of the transnational research project EDITOR, a parabolic trough collector system (PTC) with concrete thermal energy storage (C-TES) was installed and commissioned in Limassol, Cyprus. The system is located on the premises of the beverage manufacturer KEAN Soft Drinks Ltd. and its function is to supply process steam for the factory's pasteurisation process [1]. Depending on the factory's seasonally varying capacity for beverage production, the solar system delivers between 5 and 25 % of the total steam demand. In combination with the C-TES, the solar plant can supply process steam on demand before sunrise or after sunset. Furthermore, the C-TES compensates the PTC during the day in fluctuating weather conditions. The parabolic trough collector as well as the control and oil handling unit is designed and manufactured by Protarget AG, Germany. The C-TES is designed and produced by CADE Soluciones de Ingeniería, S.L., Spain. In the focus of this paper is the description of the operational experience with the PTC, C-TES and boiler during the commissioning and operation phase. Additionally, innovative optimisation measures are presented.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029278
N1  - SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1–4 October 2019, Daegu, South Korea
IS  - 2303
SP  - 140004-1
EP  - 140004-10
ER  -