Abstract
Concentrated sunlight can be stored in the chemical bond by activating an endothermic reaction. This novel concept has been implemented recently with solar power captured in a central receiver equipped with chemical reactors. The related theory, presented in this report, singles out this interactive radiative-chemical system as distinctively stable thermodynamically, resilient to perturbations, internally regulatory and self-corrective. None of the thermochemical devices conceived so far bear all these attributes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 188-193 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
