Development of a mathematical analysis model for solar updraft tower plant (SUTP) system

摘要

In a solar updraft tower plant (SUTP) system, heated air by solar heat under the transparent collector rises up through the updraft tower. When wind passes by, the turbine generator under the tower produces electricity. New mathematical analysis model was developed with considerations about realistic physical pressure drops through the whole SUTP system. The new analysis model was validated by the experimental data of prototype plant in Manzanares, Spain. The new model was well corresponded with the experimental data.