Hybrid photovoltaic and thermoelectric module for high concentration solar system

Concentrated photovoltaic thermal systems: A component-by-component view on the developments in the design, heat transfer medium and applications

“…The electrical energy is used for production of hydrogen through PEC [14] [12] [25] and PEM [24] process. The TEG compensates for the degradation of triple junction cell due to increase in temperature [10]. Dimethyl silicon oil was the best fluid for liquid immersion with 0.5% transmission loss [17].…”

“…Tamaki et al [10] conducted experiments on the hybrid arrangement of Multi-juntion solar cell and thermoelectric generator with four different areas. The system was equipped with Fresnel lens and rod lens used as homogeniser.…”

“…The concentrated system must be enabled with a heat dissipation method to avoid the thermal stress [2] and efficiency deterioration. The thermal energy gathered from the heat dissipation may be utilized for further application like domestic hot water [9], space heating and cooling [5], thermoelectric generators [10].…”

A review on the performance of photovoltaic/thermoelectric hybrid generators

“…However, the result of a study of hybrid CPV‐TEG indicated that the operation of CPV‐TEG at higher solar concentration with the use of optimum geometry of the TEG could be economically and practically feasible. Research and development of hybrid PV‐TEG using CPV have shown promising result in terms of performance . Mahmoudinezhad et al carried out an experimental and numerical investigation of a CPV‐TEG under low solar concentrations, and they found out that the total efficiency of the system is 35.33% and 23.02% for concentration of 8 suns and 37 suns, respectively.…”

“…Research and development of hybrid PV-TEG using CPV have shown promising result in terms of performance. 37,[110][111][112][113][114][115][116][117] Mahmoudinezhad et al 117 carried out an experimental and numerical investigation of a CPV-TEG under low solar concentrations, and they found out that the total efficiency of the system is 35.33% and 23.02% for concentration of 8 suns and 37 suns, respectively. Kil et al 90 fabricated a CPV-TEG using a single junction GaAs based CPV solar cell, and they showed that the efficiency of the coupling PV-TEG device could be improved by approximately 3% more than the standalone CPV cell at concentration of 50 suns.…”