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Analysis of thermoelectric geometry in a concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric under varying weather conditions

Shittu, Samson; Li, Guiqiang; Tang, Xin; Zhao, Xudong; Ma, Xiaoli; Badiei, Ali

Authors

Samson Shittu

Guiqiang Li

Xin Tang

Ali Badiei



Abstract

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.

Citation

Shittu, S., Li, G., Tang, X., Zhao, X., Ma, X., & Badiei, A. (2020). Analysis of thermoelectric geometry in a concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric under varying weather conditions. Energy, 202, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117742

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 27, 2020
Online Publication Date Apr 30, 2020
Publication Date Jul 1, 2020
Deposit Date Apr 30, 2020
Publicly Available Date May 1, 2021
Journal Energy
Print ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 202
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117742
Keywords Photovoltaic-thermoelectric; Geometry optimization; Transient study; Thermal management; Finite element method
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3501986
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544220308495?via%3Dihub

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