| 摘要 |
A solar receiver can include a row of vertically extending tubes, which may receive reflected solar insolation on the outer surface facing the heliostat field. One or more tubes arranged at the end of the row in the receiver can have an additional portion of its outer surface exposed to reflected solar insolation due to its location at the end of the row. This increases the amount of heat being delivered to these endmost tubes. Efficiency of electricity generation using a solar power generation system may be affected by working fluid temperature. The temperature of the working fluid exiting the solar thermal receiver should be uniform at each of the tubes comprising the receiver. As such, a tube can be attached to an inlet header at the edge of the receiver and can be attached to the outlet header at a distance away from the edge. Another tube of the thermal receiver can be attached to the inlet header at a distance away from the edge and then directed toward the edge of the receiver such that it becomes the outermost tube. |
