CONVERSION GROUP FOR A THERMAL SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER PLANT AND A THERMAL SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER PLANT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH CONVERSION GROUP

摘要

The present invention relates to a conversion unit (3) for a solar thermal power plant of the type comprising at least one concentrating solar collection field (1); said conversion group being remarkable in that it comprises means for converting the thermal energy supplied by the solar energy concentration collecting field according to a so-called Ericsson thermodynamic cycle comprising two isobars, an isothermal compression and a detent adiabatic. Another object of the invention relates to a solar thermal power plant comprising at least one concentration solar collection field (1) remarkable in that it comprises at least one conversion group according to the invention, a compression group (7). and a hydraulic turbine (11) coupled to a generator (12) for converting hydraulic energy into electricity.