ABOUT (Solar Concentrator) BIG DISH TECHNOLOGY
96% Thermal Efficiency of the Receiver.
World’s most efficient superheated steam receiver which produces steam at 50 bar, 500°C
Factory in Field Technology (FiF): The complete dish shall be manufactured on-site that ensures cost-effectiveness and rapid delivery including sandwiching and baking of mirrors to give it strength and curvature
System Life of 30 Years
The present (Solar Concentrator) System at Muni Seva Ashram is designed to produce steam at 450 kg/hr (peak) for about 8 hours, depending upon the weather and DNI available. DNI: Direct Normal Irradiation is the amount of irradiation per unit area that we receive from the sun and falls perpendicularly onto
the mirrors.
Along with the BigDish, the system consists of a Control Room, Storage Tanks, Pumps, Piping and
Auxiliary Electric Equipment.
Based on simulation of Solar Radiation Data (DNI) by NREL, the annual estimated generation of
Steam @ 9 bar, 1770C is 612 Tonnes and Hot Water @ 3 bar, 650C is 3108 Liters.
[The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is the United States’ primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.]
Here, at the Muni Seva Ashram, we have installed a Thermal Storage system along with the
BigDish. This will allow the Ashram to access steam even in Non-Sunny Hours.
The Solar Boiler (receiver) which is placed at the focus of the Dish, the piping route from dish to
storage vessels and storage system are all, IBR Approved.
The site has a weather monitoring system including a Pyro heliometer at the site, which shall be
continually measuring the DNI, temperature and other meteorological and climate observations
at the site.
Benefits to the Client:
This steam and pressured hot water generated from BigDish shall be used majorly for applications
in
I. Laundry
II. Cooking
III. Sterilization in the Kailash Cancer Hospital
IV. Bathing
The technology can prove to be a game changer for any industry having requirements of
o High Pressure/Low Pressure Steam
o Hot Water
o Industrial Scale Air Conditioning
This causes the Ashram to burn lesser fuel and import lesser electricity to cater their annual
thermal energy needs and saves them both electricity and fuel.