Seismic response of solar thermal power tower

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Jul 21, 2025

Heat transport and load response characteristics of a molten salt solar

Power system flexibility can be improved effectively, if the advantages of the peak shaving ability of molten salt solar tower power (STP) plant can be developed and utilized. In this paper, the heat transport and load response characteristics of the molten salt STP plant in the regulation process are studied, aiming at serving the development of the regulation method in

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Feb 14, 2026

A Study on Seismic Behavior of Hyperbolic Cooling Tower with

The cooling tower may now be seen in many thermal power stations. As a result, keeping this structure is an attempt to protect the cooling tower from potentially dangerous earthquakes. A minor earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale struck the Dakshin Kannad region of Karnataka, (Kumar et al. 2021b) but the atmospheric and environmental changes

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Jun 24, 2026

Hybrid simulation modeling framework for evaluation of Thermal

For assessing the seismic resilience of TPPs for various earthquake IMs, the presented hybrid simulation modeling framework combines agent-based and system dynamics

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Nov 27, 2025

Seismic performance evaluation of a tall tower structure with

This test aimed to investigate acceleration response characteristics, displacement response, shear force distribution, and structural failure modes of the heat-absorbing tower structure.

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Dec 05, 2025

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Thermal Power Plants

In order to meet China''s standards for seismic design and damage assessment of thermal power plants, the input parameters of seismic vulnerability matrix of the thermal

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Apr 13, 2026

Heat transport and load response characteristics of a molten salt solar

The operation of CSP plant is not influenced by the variation of solar irradiation intensity due to the TES system can provide sufficient thermal energy to the power cycle up to 10 h and the CSP plant can output electricity sostenuto.The CSP plants can be divided into four categories: 1) parabolic trough, 2) dish, 3) linear Fresnel reflector, and 4) central tower .

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Aug 10, 2025

Reliability assessment for hybrid solar tower under near-fault

The study found that the hybrid solar tower has a reliability of 90.53% when subjected to stochastic near-fault pulse-like ground motions with a peak ground acceleration of

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May 19, 2026

Experimental study on TMD system seismic response control of

In this paper, based on the 1:18 scale model structure with TMD (tuned mass damper) system, the seismic performance test of the solar power tower was carried out. The control effect of the

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Apr 12, 2026

Simulation and analysis of the central cavity receiver''s performance of

“DAHAN”, a 1 MW solar thermal power tower plant in China, is now under construction in Yanqing district (40.4°N, 115.9°E) of Beijing (Zhifeng Wang, 2010). Without a doubt, the success of this plant will have a significant influence on the development of Chinese solar thermal power technology. In this plant, a cavity-type receiver that uses the water/steam

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Oct 30, 2025

Transient performance modelling of solar tower power plants with

Concentrating solar power (CSP) has emerged as a dynamic and promising technology, demonstrating a burgeoning market potential for power generation through the utilization of solar thermal resources. Notably, global installed capacity has witnessed a substantial uptick in recent years, indicative that this technology is increasing traction

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Feb 03, 2026

Dynamic response characteristics of molten salt solar power tower

According to the classification methods of CSP technologies, the CSP can be divided into four kinds: 1) parabolic trough, 2) dish, 3) linear Fresnel reflector, and 4) central tower .Among them, the solar tower power (STP) station is the most promising technical routine due to its high operation parameters, large-scale output power, and lower levelized cost of energy

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Oct 11, 2025

Seismic vulnerability assessment of a high-rise molten

This paper investigates the seismic performance of a high-rise molten-salt solar tower by finite element modelling. The integrated and separated models for solar tower based on the...

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Oct 22, 2025

Seismic Response and Collapse Analysis of a Transmission Tower

This paper delves into the impact of the damage accumulation effect, which leads to the degradation of material strength and stiffness, on the seismic resistance of transmission towers. Building upon the elastic–plastic finite element theory, a mixed hardening constitutive model is derived for circular steel tubes, standard elements in transmission towers,

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Dec 24, 2025

Structural Design and Analysis of Heliostat of Solar-Thermal Plant

Solar power tower type plant has been planned employing field heliostats, hyperboloid with tower, molten salt-based receiver with steam in secondary side, turbine, etc.

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Feb 04, 2026

Seismic response analysis of connected dual-tower isolated

Compared with the single-tower isolated structure, the seismic response of the single-tower isolated structure has a strong orientation, and the overall stability of the structure is not as good as the dual-tower isolated structure. 3.2.2. Vertex vertical acceleration comparison. Fig. 9 (a) and (b) depict the top floor accelerations of three different models, including a three

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Apr 25, 2026

Soil-structure interaction effects on seismic behavior of a

Soil-structure interaction effects on seismic behavior of a hyperbolic cooling tower using three-parameter Vlasov foundation model . parameter to calculate the mode shape function.

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Mar 26, 2026

Thermal design guidelines of solar power towers

Solar power tower technology (SPT), using molten salt as a heat transfer fluid (HTF), is known as one of the most promising technologies for electricity generation. SPT has the advantages of high working temperatures, high efficiency, great power and a large thermal storage capability that lets cost advantages respect to dispatchability.

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Nov 03, 2025

Analysis of Dynamic Response Characteristics of Towering

Liu et al. studied the seismic response of tall intake towers using a viscoelastic artificial boundary. The results indicated that, compared to a massless foundation, considering

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Feb 27, 2026

Seismic performance evaluation of a tall tower structure with

They obtained the dynamic characteristics of the heat-absorbing tower and simulated the seismic responses through randomly generated ground motion records. Their results revealed significant variability in the structure''s random seismic response, with the dispersion of acceleration amplification factor increasing with the height of the tower

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Sep 13, 2025

Modeling and simulation of 1 MW DAHAN solar thermal power tower plant

1 MW Dahan solar thermal power tower plant is supported by “Solar Thermal Power Technology and System Demonstration” project, which is the key listed project of the 11th Five-Year Plan of China National Hi-Tech R&D (863 Plan) . It is the first solar thermal power plant in China. The plant''s development and related platforms will greatly affect the

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May 14, 2026

Solar tower power plant optimization: a review

Concentrated solar power p lants, Solar towers power plant, solar towers receivers, Thermal energy storage, Optimization, Plant simulation, Heliostats field, Thermodynamics analysis Content s

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Nov 06, 2025

Seismic performance evaluation of a tall tower structure with

The selection of IMs sensitive to both linear and nonlinear dynamic behaviors, as well as long-period ground motions, ensures a comprehensive evaluation of the structure''s seismic response. This approach is designed to identify the most indicative IMs that reflect the specific

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Jul 04, 2025

Seismic Response of a Prestressed Concrete Wind

This paper compares the seismic load of a 5-MW wind turbine supported by a 100-m-high prestressed concrete tower calculated via time history analysis and response spectrum analysis using elastic acceleration spectrum

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Mar 10, 2026

Thermodynamic analysis of a novel concentrated solar power

The thermodynamic analysis of the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant with integrated Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is crucial for evaluating system performance and identifying areas for optimisation. This analysis encompasses energy balance equations for each component, exergy analysis methodology, and key performance indicators.

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Sep 17, 2025

Fragility analysis of nuclear power plant structure under real and

Request PDF | On Apr 1, 2023, Feng Cheng and others published Fragility analysis of nuclear power plant structure under real and spectrum-compatible seismic waves considering soil-structure

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Jun 21, 2026

Seismic response analysis of steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower

Download Citation | Seismic response analysis of steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower | The steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower is characterized by the concrete tubular segment at the

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Sep 09, 2025

Seismic response control of transmission tower line system using

investigate the seismic responses of transmission tower-line systems (Tian et al. 2017a, 2018a, 2019a, 2019b, Wu et al. 2014); these investigations performed fragility analyses based on the probabilistic seismic demand model and presented the near-fault ground motions and angles of incidence of the seismic responses of transmission tower.

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Nov 29, 2025

Seismic vulnerability assessment of a high-rise molten-salt solar

In this paper, the Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) of the solar tower under multidirectional earthquake actions is conducted [16-17], and the seismic vulnerability analysis and partitioned

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Jun 10, 2026

Harmonic response analysis of a large dish solar thermal power

The solar thermal power generation system can be divided into three forms: trough solar thermal generation plant, tower solar thermal generation plant and dish solar thermal generation plant (Kausel and Barbosa, 2012, Wang et al., 2015). However, the dish type solar thermal power generation system is widely used due to the high efficiency (Virk et al., 2015,

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Jan 10, 2026

Analysis of Temperature and Thermal Stress for a Solar Power Tower

In this paper, based on a coupled deterministic thermal–structural model and an uncertainty analysis model, an analysis of temperature and thermal stress was conducted for a solar power tower

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Feb 05, 2026

Seismic responses of transmission tower-line system under multi

Tian L, Hong-Nan LLG-H, Guohuan L (2012) Seismic response of power transmission tower-line system under multi-component multi-support excitations. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 6(4): 1250025–1250121.

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Oct 24, 2025

Design, optimization and optical performance study of tripod heliostat

Clearly, the power tower (also called Central Receiver Solar Power) technology can achieve the highest range of temperatures: thus, the highest Carnot efficiency. Further, the higher operating temperature and the possible temperature differential in the storage system can significantly reduce the cost of thermal energy storage (TES) . Also

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Nov 17, 2025

Seismic response and collapse analysis of a transmission tower

Fu et al. investigated the seismic response of a transmission tower-line system considering uncertainty factors, and concluded that the ground motion variability is an important contributor to the uncertainty in the seismic performance estimation of transmission tower-line systems. Although some studies focus on the stochastic wind-induced vibration of

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Mar 19, 2026

Control strategy of molten salt solar power tower plant function as

The molten salt solar power tower station equipped with thermal energy storage can effectively compensate for the instability and periodic fluctuation of solar energy, and a reasonable operation control strategy is essential for its peak-regulating operation mode. Based on the law of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum, the dynamic model of a

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Sep 22, 2025

Seismic Control of Power Transmission Tower Using Pounding TMD

Lattice transmission towers are vital components of transmission line systems, which play an important role in the operation of electrical power systems. This paper proposes a new type of tuned mass damper (TMD), the pounding tuned mass damper (PTMD), to upgrade the seismic resistant performance of a transmission tower. In the PTMD, a limiting

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Jun 07, 2026

(PDF) Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Response of a

Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Response of a Rooftop-Mounted Cooling Tower Rodrigo Astroza,a),b) M.EERI, Elide Pantoli,a) Francesco Selva,c) José I. Restrepo,a) M.EERI, Tara C. Hutchinson,a) M.EERI, and Joel P. Conte,a) M.EERI This paper examines the seismic response of a cooling tower supported on four isolation/restraint (I/R) mounts. The tower was mounted

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Mar 14, 2026

Response of a natural draught hyperbolic cooling tower using

in thermal power stations, reneries, nuclear power plants, steel plants, air conditioning, and other industrial plants. Because of the access to power energy, these structures may be developed around strong seismic zones to help emerg-ing nations'' economies develop. Because of its strength and stability, as well as the greater usable surface at the base, a

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Mar 02, 2026

Seismic response of tower-line system considering the SSI

To investigate the seismic response of transmission lines, scholars have conducted numerous studies. Wu et al. compared the dynamic response characteristics of long-span tower-line systems under near-fault and far-field seismic excitations, and the results indicated that the tower-line coupling effect has a more pronounced influence on the response

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Sep 24, 2025

Experimental study on TMD system seismic response control of solar

Thus, the seismic response of the solar power tower is huge and complex. In this paper, based on the 1:18 scale model structure with TMD (tuned mass damper) system, the seismic performance test of the solar power tower was carried out. The control effect of the TMD system on the seismic responses of the model structure under the action of the

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