Journal
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 126, Issue -, Pages 935-943Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.08.074
Keywords
Photovoltaic-thermoelectric; Micro-channel heat pipe; Mathematic model; Economic analysis
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Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [51408578, 51611130195]
- Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [1508085QE96]
- Dong Guan Innovative Research Team Program [2014607101008]
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Photovoltaic-thermoelectric (PV-TE) hybrid system is one typical electrical production based on the solar wide-band spectral absorption. However the PV-TE system appears to be economically unfeasible owing to the significantly higher cost and lower power output. In order to overcome this disadvantage, a novel PV-TE system based on the flat plate micro-channel heat pipe was proposed in this paper. The mathematic model was built and the performance under different ambient conditions was analyzed. In addition, the annual performance and the preliminary economic analysis of the new PV-TE system was also made to compare to the conventional PV system. The results showed that the new PV-TE has a higher electrical output and economic performance. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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