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Annual Energy Harvesting of Passively Cooled Hybrid Thermoelectric Generator-Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules
摘要： Approximately 60% of the incident energy is dissipated as heat in conventional concentrator photovoltaic modules. The hybridization with thermoelectric generators (TEGs) aims to recover part of the waste heat and transform it to electricity. Recently, the feasibility of passively cooled designs has been assessed for small sized solar cells (3 mm × 3 mm). It is expected that novel prototypes will be developed according to this concept. However, the existing feasibility studies are based on reference operating conditions, while the behavior of the hybrid modules under changing atmospheric conditions remains unknown. In this article, real atmospheric data of Jaén, Southern Spain, including irradiance, temperature, and spectral data, are used to analyze the behavior of four designs of TEG-concentrator photovoltaic modules: low ZT-low temperature (A), low ZT-high temperature (B), high ZT-low temperature (C), and high ZT-high temperature (D). This behavior is compared with that of a typical concentrator photovoltaic-only module. Results show that, while the global ef?ciency at reference conditions can be enhanced up to 4.75%, the annual averaged global ef?ciency can only be increased up to 4.30%. The results of this article will help to understand the impact of the atmospheric conditions on the real behavior of these structures.
关键词： concentrator photovoltaics (CPV),efficiency improvement,Annual energy,thermoelectric generator (TEG),hybrid system,passive cooling
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Planar‐type concentrating photovoltaics with cylindrical lenses directly integrated with thin flexible GaAs solar cells
摘要： Concentrated photovoltaics allow a reduction of expensive semiconductor materials by collecting incident light through optical elements such as lenses and/or mirrors, which usually require bulky or heavy dual‐axis solar trackers, requiring dedicated installation sites. In this paper, we report a planar‐type concentrating photovoltaics with cylindrical lenses on which flexible GaAs solar cells are directly integrated on the curvilinear surfaces. The planar‐type concentrating system maintains both a focused beam width and angle invariably onto its integrated solar cells throughout the day. Computational and experimental studies at various incident angles prove the benefits of the design. Demonstrations of a custom‐built cylindrical lens solar tracker installed on a rooftop or sidewall of a building prove the feasibility of the proposed concept.
关键词： solar tracker,flexible solar cell,cylindrical lens,concentrator photovoltaics (CPV),GaAs
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22