Experimental Testing and Modelling Approach of a TPV Prototype

Mattarolo, G.; Bard, Joshua; Schmid, Jérôme

doi:10.1063/1.2711744

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“…It results imperative to send this photons back to the radiator in order to conserve heat and to reduce the fuel consumption to achieve the required emitter temperatures. Many types of filters have been developed such as plasma filters, dielectric stacks or back-surface reflectors [11][12][13][14]; also filters based on multiple layer of SiO2 have been realized [15,16]. In conclusion, with reference to Figure 1, from the entire emitted energy (E RAD ) a portion (E GAP ) is filtered towards the photovoltaic cells and the remaining part (E back ) is reflected towards the emitter itself.…”

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Feasibility study of a Thermo-Photo-Voltaic system for CHP application in residential buildings

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Section: Figure 1: Schematics Of a Thermo-photovoltaic Generatormentioning

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Feasibility study of a Thermo-Photo-Voltaic system for CHP application in residential buildings

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“…It results imperatively to send these photons back to the radiator in order to conserve heat and reduce the fuel consumption to achieve the required emitter temperatures. Many types of filters have been developed, such as plasma filters, dielectric stacks, or back-surface reflectors [16][17][18][19]; also, filters based on muhiple layers of SÍO2 have been realized. In conclusion, with reference to Fig.…”

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“…(19) and (20) can be solved in the values of Te" and T^ once the preheating temperature (7^2) is fixed for a given value of the excess of air, assuming (TA l ) equal to ambient temperature.…”

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Performance Evaluation of the Integration Between a Thermo–Photo–Voltaic Generator and an Organic Rankine Cycle

Barbieri

Pascale

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et al. 2012

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

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The present study deals with the integration between a thermo-photo-voltaic generator (TPV) and an organic Rankine cycle (ORC), named here TORCIS (thermo-photo-voltaic organic Rankine cycle integrated system). The investigated TORCIS system is suitable for combined heat and power (CHP) applications, such as residential and tertiary sector users. The aim of the research project on this innovative system is the complete definition of the components' design and the preprototyping characterization of the system, covering all the unresolved issues. This paper shows the results of a preliminary thermodynamic analysis of the system. In more details, TPV is a system to convert, into electric energy, the radiation emitted from an artificial heat source (i.e., combustion of fuel) by the use of photovoltaic cells; in this system, the produced electric power is strictly connected to the thermal one, as their ratio is almost constant and cannot be changed without severe loss in performance. The coupling between TPV and ORC allows us to overcome this limitation and to realize a cogenerative system, which can be regulated with a large degree of freedom, changing the electric-to-thermal power ratio. The paper presents and discusses the TORCIS achievable performance, highlighting its potential in the field of distributed generation and cogenerative systems

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