Journal
ENERGY
Volume 202, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117742
Keywords
Photovoltaic-thermoelectric; Geometry optimization; Transient study; Thermal management; Finite element method
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- Project of EU Marie Curie International incoming Fellowships Program [745614]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [745614] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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This study presents a detailed three-dimensional numerical investigation of the optimum thermoelectric geometry in a hybrid concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric system under varying weather conditions. Four different thermoelectric leg geometries are considered and their effects on the performance of the hybrid system are studied. The effects of thermoelectric leg height, cross-sectional area and ceramic height on the hybrid system performance are investigated. Furthermore, the effect of convective heat transfer coefficient on the hybrid system performance is studied. The performance of the hybrid system with optimized thermoelectric geometry is compared with that of the hybrid system with original geometry for summer climatic conditions in London, United Kingdom for a duration of 24 h. Results show that thermoelectric geometry optimization can reduce significantly, the negative impacts of the variable weather conditions on the hybrid system performance. Furthermore, results show that the maximum hybrid system power output density with the optimized thermoelectric geometry decreased by 48.29% when the original geometry is used. This study will provide useful insights into thermoelectric geometry optimization in a hybrid system and optimum thermoelectric geometry for performance enhancement. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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