Integrated Intelligent Energy ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (12): 79-86.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0706.2023.12.010

• Optimal Operation and Control • Previous Articles    

Complementarity analysis of solar energy and gas turbine combined cycle

GENG Zhi1,2,3(), CHEN Keyu1, LIU Yuanyuan2, ZHANG Bin2, WANG Jianli2, SHI Tianqing2, LI Fang2, GU Yujiong4   

  1. 1. School of Aero Engine, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450046, China
    2. Huadian Zhengzhou Mechanical Design Institute Company Limited, Zhengzhou 450046, China
    3. Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
    4. National Thermal Power Engineering & Technology Research Center, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2023-05-17 Revised:2023-06-17 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2023-08-23
  • Supported by:
    Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program of Henan Province(2022HYTP021);Science and Technology Program of China Huadian Corporation(CHDKJ22-01-23);Funding for Teaching & Practice of Energy and Power of MOE Higher Education Teaching Guidance Committee(NSJZW2021Y-99);Henan Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Science and Technology Plan(HNJS-2022-K57);Research Project of Henan Provincial Science and Technology Think Tank(HNKJZK-2023-47B)

Abstract:

In the fight against global energy shortage, how to improve the availability of existing energy has become a research hotspot. As a kind of clean energy, solar energy provides a new developing direction for the gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) system. The power generation system in which solar energy and gas turbines are integrated in the top cycle (Brayton cycle) can realize multi-energy comprehensive utilization.The thermodynamic models for an ISCC system and a GTCC system are established in line with the first law of thermodynamics. Then, the performance parameters of these two systems are comparatively analyzed by Ebsilon simulation software, and the operating characteristics and energy-saving performance of the ISCC system under different direct normal radiation(DNI) and ambient temperature are studied. The research results show the circulating thermal efficiencies of the GTCC system and ISCC system are 39.8% and 44.1% respectively with a 10 kg/s gas inflow rate. On the premise that ISCC system's electric output remains unchanged, the ISCC system can saved 2.638 kg/s natural gas compared with the GTCC system. The coupling of solar energy and traditional GTCC can improve the thermal efficiency, electric output and economy of the whole system.

Key words: gas turbine combined cycle, solar energy, integrated solar combined cycle, performance analysis, complementary coupling, simulation

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