Investigation effect of a spectral beam splitter on performance of a hybrid CPV/Stirling/TEG solar power system

Mohammadnia, Ali; Ziapour, Behrooz M.

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115799

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“…The most studied type of HS structure in the literature is the directly coupled one, but complex structures that involve beam splitters and Sterling engines, such as in [43] and [44], have begun to be investigated in order to increase the overall efficiency of the HS.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A numerical study that included a beam splitter was performed by Mohammadnia et al [43]. The proposed HS has a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV)/Stirling engine/TEG structure, which is an indirectly coupled one.…”

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“…Koushik et al [35] MATLAB-Simulink directly coupled HS Shatar et al [36] MATLAB-Simulink directly coupled HS agriculture application Keser et al [37] MS Visio-Visio OTK with thermal solver Sinda directly coupled HS space application/finite volume method Teffah et al [38] MATLAB-Simulink and COMSOL Multiphysics directly coupled HS finite element model Kolahan et al [39] FORTRAN tridiagonal matrix algorithm Gu et al [19] MATLAB directly coupled HS finite element model Skjølstrup and Søndergaard [40] MATLAB indirectly coupled HS Nelder-Mead simplex algorithm Mohammadnia et al [43] and [44] Engineering Equation Solver indirectly coupled HS CPV/Stirling engine/TEG Salari in [45] directly coupled HS finite volume method Mahmoudinezhad et al [47] MATLAB directly coupled HS finite volume method Mahmoudinezhad et al [48] COMSOL Multiphysics directly coupled HS 3-diode finite element analysis Shittu et al [46] COMSOL Multiphysics indirectly coupled HS 3-diode finite element method Riahi et al [57] Engineering Equation Solver directly coupled HS CPVT-TEG/energy balance equations Zhou et al [58] MATLAB directly coupled HS Massaguer et al [69] TRNSYS and Fortran TEG only finite differences and Newton-Raphson Al Musleh et al [70] COMSOL Multiphysics V5.4 TEG only finite element method…”

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Comprehensive Review of Methods and Instruments for Photovoltaic–Thermoelectric Generator Hybrid System Characterization

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2020

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Finding new sustainable energy sources or improving the efficiencies of the existing ones represents a very important research and development direction. The hybridization approach is one solution for increasing the efficiency of the existing energy sources. In the case of photovoltaic technology, the hybridization of the photovoltaic panels (PV) with thermoelectric generators (TEGs) has become a more interesting solution for the research community in the last decade. Thus, a comprehensive review of the characterization methods and instruments used in PV-TEG hybrid system study represents the objective of this work. PV and TEG equivalent circuits are presented. The instruments and software applications used for the measurements and simulations are presented and analyzed. The analysis of the literature reveals that there are many papers that offer partial or no information about the instruments used or about the measurement quality (accuracies, uncertainties, etc.). In hybrid system modeling, the preferred software applications are MATLAB (MathWorks, Natick, MA, USA) and COMSOL Multiphysics (Comsol, Burlington, MA, USA), while for experimental studies based on computers, LabVIEW (NI, Austin, TX, USA) is preferred. This review work could be interesting for researchers and engineers who are interested in finding solutions for characterizing or monitoring hybrid system components, but it is not limited to these.

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“…Likewise, to raise the output power of this system, Mohammadnia and Ziapour [ 93 ] suggested a theoretical model merging three different systems—the Stirling engine, PV cell, and thermoelectric device—into a single system. The goal of this system was to increase total conversion efficiency.…”

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Adaptation of the Solar Spectrum to Improve the use of Sunlight: A Critical Review on Techniques, Applications, and Current Trends

Kandil

Salem

Awad

et al. 2023

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Photovoltaic (PV) cells are one of the most common devices to harvest solar radiation and convert it into usable electrical power. However, normal silicone‐based photovoltaic cells work best within the visible light region. Conventional PV panels can use 15–30% of the total energy received, while the remainder is reflected or converted into waste heat. Not only do other wavelengths have lower conversion efficiencies, but they may also increase the cell surface temperature and decrease its overall efficiency. To solve this problem, spectral beam splitting is a potential approach for converting solar energy efficiently. Even though spectral‐splitting systems have high theoretical conversion efficiencies, they have not yet reached the commercial level. The current study describes the advancements in beam‐splitting systems based on thermal PV cells, multijunction cells, nano‐film, conventional, and nanofluids over the last decade. The mechanisms of various splitting system techniques and several hybrid applications are thoroughly discussed in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of solar energy utilization and the considerations influencing system efficiency. Even though the cost increase can be offset by the increased energy conversion efficiency and controlled wavelengths, the system's stability must be addressed for future practical applications.

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“…The use of renewable energy sources reduces the greenhouse gases emission and protect from cause global warming. TEG is the most important renewable technology in conversion heat to electrical energy and electric to thermal energy [63].The Seebeck and Peltier effects in TEG help to convert heat energy into electrical energy and can incorporate with a solar, all waste heat recovery, nuclear heat management in power plant [23,26,45,47,65,66,68].The thermoelectric conversation technology can be studied with numerous model for probability distribution, Weibul distribution, lognormal distribution, Seebeck effect, thermal coefficient, Peltier effect, PF and figure of merit [1,2,5,29,31,41,49,53,58,68]. MATLAB is one of the powerful tools to model and optimize all the factors related to TEG, TEC and TEM.…”

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A review on recent opportunities in MATLAB software based modelling for thermoelectric applications

Sankar

Moorthy

Ramasamy

et al. 2021

International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies

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The thermoelectric application is one of most popular energy harvesting application from waste heat. The thermoelectric generators, thermoelectric coolers, and thermoelectric modular devices criterion comes in both sustainable energy as well as renewability of electrical energy from waste heat sinks. The recovery operations are optimized with the help of modeling using MATLAB software. The material science based thermoelectric applications can be modeled with the help of MATLAB simulink modeling. The numerical and algorithmic method of MATLAB modeling is for the development of hybrid thermoelectric coolers and generators (solar thermoelectric generators, radiative cooler, heat sinks). Later, the use of MATLAB software gives opportunities to develop the cost effective and high power thermoelectric generators. The emerging commercial device making is also discussed for thermoelectric generator using MATLAB optimization.

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Investigation effect of a spectral beam splitter on performance of a hybrid CPV/Stirling/TEG solar power system

Cited by 33 publications

References 47 publications

Comprehensive Review of Methods and Instruments for Photovoltaic–Thermoelectric Generator Hybrid System Characterization

Comprehensive Review of Methods and Instruments for Photovoltaic–Thermoelectric Generator Hybrid System Characterization

Adaptation of the Solar Spectrum to Improve the use of Sunlight: A Critical Review on Techniques, Applications, and Current Trends

A review on recent opportunities in MATLAB software based modelling for thermoelectric applications

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