Solar-nuclear hybrid power plant

摘要

A solar-nuclear hybrid plant includes a nuclear energy loop, a solar energy loop, and an electrical generation loop. The three loops are closed loops. The nuclear energy loop transfers energy to the electrical generation loop through a steam generator. The solar energy loop transfers energy to either the nuclear energy loop and/or the electrical generation loop through one or more heat exchangers in the appropriate loop. This cogeneration plant has higher efficiency compared to a nuclear power plant alone.

主权项

1. A solar-nuclear hybrid electrical generation plant, comprising:
a nuclear energy loop including a primary fluid that runs through a nuclear reactor, a steam generator downstream of the nuclear reactor, and a primary water heater located between the nuclear reactor and the steam generator; a solar energy loop including a heat transfer fluid that runs through a solar receiver and the primary water heater downstream of the solar receiver; and an electrical generation loop including a secondary fluid that runs through the steam generator of the nuclear energy loop and at least one turbine downstream of the steam generator; wherein heat energy is transferred from the heat transfer fluid in the solar energy loop to the primary fluid in the nuclear energy loop.