Conceptual development of a novel photovoltaic-thermoelectric system and preliminary economic analysis

Li, Guiqiang; Zhao, Xudong; Ji, Jie

Abstract

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd 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.

Citation

Li, G., Zhao, X., & Ji, J. (2016). Conceptual development of a novel photovoltaic-thermoelectric system and preliminary economic analysis. Energy Conversion and Management, 126, 935-943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.08.074

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 25, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Aug 31, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 15, 2016
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 14, 2017
• Journal: Energy conversion and management
• Print ISSN: 0196-8904
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 126
• Pages: 935-943
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.08.074
• Keywords: Photovoltaic-thermoelectric; Micro-channel heat pipe; Mathematic model; Economic analysis
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/448097
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890416307488
• Additional Information: Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: Energy conversion and management, 2016, v.126.