Publications
Journal Papers
2016
Guedez, R., Topel M., Conde I., Ferragut F., Callaba I., Spelling, J., Hassar Z., Perez-Segarra C.D., Laumert, B. A Methodology for Determining Optimum Solar Tower Plant Configurations and Operating Strategies to Maximize Profits Based on Hourly Electricity Market Prices and Tariffs. Journal of solar energy engineering. Vol 138, No. 2 (2016).
2015
Topel M., Jöcker M., Paul S., Laumert B., Differential Expansion Sensitivity Studies during Steam Turbine Start-up . Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. Vol 136, No. 8 (2015)
Wang, W., Laumert, B., Xu, H., Strand, T., Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis of an Impinging Receíver Design for a Dish-Brayton System . Solar Energy. Vol. 119, pp 298-309.
Guedez, R., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Enhancing the Economic Competitiveness of Concentrating Solar Power Plants Through an Innovative Integrated Solar-Combined Cycle With Thermal Energy Storage . Journal of Enginreering for Gas Turbines and Power. Vol 137, No. 4 (2015).
Guedez, R., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Reducing the number of turbine starts in concetrating solar power plant through the integration of thermal energy storage . Journal of solar energy engineering. Vol 137, No. 2 (2015).
Spelling, J., Guedez, R., Laumert B., A thermo-economic study of storage integration in hybrid solar gas turbine power plants . Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol 137, No. 1 (2015)
Topel M., Genrup M., Jöcker M. Spelling, J. Laumert, B, Operational improvements for startup time reduction in solar steam turbines . Journal of Enginreering for Gas Turbines and Power. Vol 137, No.4 (2015)
Aichmayer, L., Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Preliminary design and analysis of a novel solar receiver for a micro gas-turbine based solar dish system , Journal of Solar Energy, Vol 114, No. 4 (2015).
2014
Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T., A comparative study of hybrid solar gaturbine power plants . Vol 136, No 1 (2014).
Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T., Advanced hybrid solar tower combined-cycle power plants . Vol 49, pp 1207-1217 (2014).
Wang, W., Xu, H., Laumert, B., Strand, T., An inverse design method for a cavity receiver used in solar dish Brayton system . Solar Energy. Vol. 110, pp 745-755.
2013
Aichmayer, L., Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. Micro gas-turbine design for small scale hybrid solar power plants . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power. Vol. 135, No. 11, (2013)
Zhang, L., Yu, Z., Fan, L., Wang, W., et al. An experimental investigation of the heat losses on a U-type solar heat pipe receiver of a parabolic trough collector-based natural circulation steam generation system . Renewable Energy. Vol. 57, pp. 262-268. (2013)
2012
Spelling, J., Jöcker, M., Martin, A. Thermal modeling of a solar steam turbine with a focus on start-Up time reduction . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power. Vol. 134, No. 1. (2012)
Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. Optimal gas-turbine design for hybrid solar power plant operation , Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power, Vol. 134, No. 9,(2012)
Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. A thermoeconomic study of low-temperature intercooled-recuperated cycles for pure-solar gas-turbine applications , Journal of solar energy engineering, ISSN: 0199-6231, Vol. 134, No. 4. (2012)
Zhang, L., Wang, W., Yu, Z., et al. An experimental investigation of a natural circulation heat pipe system applied to a parabolic trough solar collector steam generation system , Solar Energy, Vol. 86, No. 3, pp. 911-919. (2012).
Spelling, J., Jöcker, M., Martin, A. Annual Performance Improvement for Solar Steam Turbines through the use of temperature maintaining modifications . Solar Energy, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 496-504. (2012)
Spelling, J., Favrat, D., Martin, A., Augsburger, G. Thermoeconomic optimization of a combined-cycle solar tower power plant , Energy, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 113-120. (2012)
Conference Papers
2015
Topel, M., Jöcker, M., Paul, S., Laumert, B., Differential Expansion Sensitivity Studies during Steam Turbine Start-up. Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2015. Montreal, Canada. June 16-20, 2015.
Aichmayer, L., Wang, W., Garrido, J., Laumert, B., Experimental Flux Measurement of a High-Flux Solar Simulator using a Lambertian Target and a Thermopile Flux Sensor , Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2015. Cape Town, South Africa. October 13-16, 2015.
Spelling, J., Aichmayer, L., Laumert, B., Thermoeconomic Evaluation of a Novel Utility-Scale Hybrid Solar Dish Micro Gas-Turbine Power Plant , Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2015. Montreal, Canada. June 16-20, 2015.
Garrido, J., Wang, W., Nilsson, M., Laumert, B., A Detailed Radiation Heat Transfer Study of a Dish-Stirling Receiver: the Impact of Cavity Wall Radiation Properties and Cavity Shapes , Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2015. Cape Town, South Africa. October 13-16, 2015.
2014
Guedez, R., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Enhancing the economic competitiveness of concentrating solar power plants through an innovative integrated solar combined-cycle with thermal energy storage . Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2014. Düsseldorf, Germany. June 16-20, 2014.
Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Thermoeconomic evaluation of solar thermal and photovoltaic hybridization options for combined-cycle power plants . Proceedings if the ASME TurboExpo 2014. Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16-20, 2014. Awarded "Best Paper" ASME Düsseldorf 2014, Electric Power Committee
Topel, M., Genrup, M., Jöcker, M., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Operational improvements for start-up time reduction in solar steam turbines . Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2014. Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16-20, 2014
Topel, M., Guedez, R., Laumert, B. Impact of increasing steam turbine flexibility on the annual performance of a direct steam generation tower power plant . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2014. Beijing, China. September 16-19, 2014.
Ragnolo, G., Aichmayer, L., Wang, W., Strand, T., Laumert, B., Technoeconomic Design of a Micro Gas-Turbine for a Solar Dish System . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2014. Beijing, China. September 16-19, 2014.
Aichmayer, L., Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Solar Dish Micro Gas-Turbine Comined-Cycle Power Plant . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2014. Beijing, China. September 16-19, 2014.
Wang, W., Ragnolo, G., Aichmayer, L., Strand, T., Laumert, B., Integrated Design of a Hybrid Gas Turbine-Receiver Unit for a Solar Dish System . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2014. Beijing, China. September 16-19, 2014.
2013
Aichmayer, L., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Small scale hybrid solar power plants for polygeneration in rural areas . Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress. Cancun, Mexico. November 3-7, 2013
Guedez, R., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Thermoeconomic optimization of solar thermal power plants with storage in high-penetration renewable electricity markets . Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress. Cancun, Mexico. November 3-7, 2013.
Guedez, R., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Integration Strategies for Peak Power Production by Concentrating Solar Power Plants . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2013. Las Vegas, United States. September 17-20, 2013.
Topel, M., Spelling, J., Jöcker, M., Laumert, B. Geometric modularity in the thermal modeling of solar steam turbines . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2013. Las Vegas, United States. September 17-20, 2013.
Wang, W., Aichmayer, L., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. Design and validation of a low-cost high-flux solar simulator using fresnel lens concentrators . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2013. Las Vegas, United States. September 17-20, 2013.
Aichmayer, L., Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. Micro Gas-Turbine Design for Small Scale Hybrid Solar Power Plants . Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2013. San Antonio, United States, June 3-7, 2013
Guedez, R., Spelling, J., Laumert, B. Reducing the number of turbine starts in concentrating solar power plants through the integration of thermal energy storage . Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2013. San Antonio, United States. June 3-7, 2013
Spelling J., Laumert B., Fransson T., A comparative thermoeconomic study of hybrid solar gas-turbine power plants . Proceedings of the ASME TurboExpo 2013, San Antonio, United States, June 3-7, 2013
2012
Aichmayer, L., Spelling, J., Wang, W., Laumert, B. Design and analysis of a solar receiver for micro gas turbine based solar dish systems . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2012. Marrakesh, Morocco. September 11-14, 2012
Spelling, J., Guedez, R., Laumert, B. The value of storage in hybrid solar gas-turbine power plants . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2012. Marrakesh, Morocco. September 11-14, 2012
Strand T., Spelling J., Nilsson L., Hansson H. An innovative hybrid gas-turbine power plant based on the TopCycle concept . Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2012. Marrakesh, Morocco. September 11-14, 2012
Wang, W., Lu, J., Laumert, B. Optical design of a novel 56Kwe high light flux solar simulator based on a xenon lamp array and a parabolic dish. Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2012. Marrakesh, Morocco. September 11-14, 2012.
2011
Strand, T., Spelling, J., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. On the significance of concentrated solar power R&D in sweden , Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 2011, Linköping, World Renewable Energy Congress.
Spelling, J., Russ, M., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. A thermoeconomic study of hybrid solar gas-turbine power plants , Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2011, Granada, International SolarPACES Conference 2011. Granada, Spain. September 20-23, 2011.
Spelling, J., Russ, M., Laumert, B., Fransson, T. A thermoeconomic study of low-temperature intercooled-recuperated cycles for pure-solar gas-turbine applications , Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2011, Granada, International SolarPACES Conference 2011. Granada, Spain. September 20-23, 2011.
Spelling, J., Jöcker, M., Martin, A., Thermal modeling of a solar steam turbine with a focus on start-Up time reduction , Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2011, Vancouver, ASME Turbo Expo 2011.
Pihl, E., Spelling, J., Johnsson, F. Thermoeconomic optimisation of solar hybridisation options for existing combined-cycle power plants , Proceedings of the International SolarPACES Conference 2011, International SolarPACES Conference 2011. Granada, Spain. September 20-23, 2011.
2010
Spelling, J., Favrat, D., Martin, A., Augsburger, G. Thermoeconomic optimization of a combined-cycle solar tower power plant , Proceedings of the International ECOS Conference 2010, 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ecos 2010. Lausanne, Switzerland. June 14, 2010 – June 17, 2010.
Reports
OMSoP deliverable, D1.1 Report on Absorber Material Testing and Evaluation , 2015.
Wang, W., Laumert, B., Simulate a ‘Sun’ for Solar Research : A Literature Review of Solar Simulator Technology. Internal report. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2014.
PhD Theses
Guédez R., A Technoeconomic Framework for the Analysis of Concentrating Solar Power Plants with Storage . PhD Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2016
Wang, W., Development of an Impinging Receiver for Solar Dish-Brayton Systems . PhD Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2015.
Spelling, J. Hybrid Solar Gas-Turbine Power Plants: A Thermoeconmic Analysis . PhD Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2013.
Licentitate Theses
Topel, M. Steam turbine thermal modeling for improved transient operation . Licentiate Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2014.
Spelling, J. Steam turbine optimization for solar thermal power plant operation . Licentitate Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2011.
MSc. Student Theses
Hansson, L. Impact of Time-of-Delivery Schemes on Optimum Solar Hybrid Power Plants- A Techno-Economic Study . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2016.
Björklund, E. Development of aSwedish electricity market model based on short-term power plant recruitment . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2016.
Chiodetti, M. Bifacial PV plants: performance model development and optimization of their configuration . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2015
Larchet, K. Solar PV-CSP Hybridisation for Baseload Generation: A Techno-economic Analysis for Chilean Market . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 2015
Ferruzza, D. Techno-economic performance evaluation of a multi-layered single tank storage for Solar Tower Plants . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 2015
Rönnberg, A. Evaluation and Sensitivity Analysis of Cost Calculations in the Thermo-Economic Modeling of CSP Plants . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2015.
Mancini, R., Volumetric Solar Receiver for a Parabolic Dish and Micro-Gas Turbine system: Design, modelling and validation using Multi-Objective Optimization . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2015.
Li, L. Numerical study of surface heat transfer enhancement in an impinging solar receiver . Master of Science Thesis, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 2014.
Wang, B. Numerical Study on Optimizing Impinging Orifice Array on a Convex Cylindrical Surface . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2014.
Ellakany F. Enhancing the Thermo-Economic Performance of a Direct Steam Generation Solar Tower Power Plant through the Implementation of Steam Flow Control Strategies for Flexible Operation . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2014.
Castillo, L. Techno-economic Analysis of Combined Hybrid Concentrating Solar and Photovoltaic Power Plants: a case study for optimizing solar energy integration into the South African electricity grid . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 2014.
Xu, H., Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of a Novel Impinging Type Solar Receiver for Solar Dish-Brayton System . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 2013.
Lu, J. RANS and LES Numerical Simulation Of Turbulent Flow within High-Temperature Solar Receiver . Master of Science Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 2012.
Aichmayer, L. Solar Receiver and Verification for Small Scale Polygeneration Unit . Master of Science Thesis, Graz University of Technology & Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, 2011.