Performance evaluation and lifetime prediction of a segmented photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybrid system

Improved energy conversion of a photovoltaic module‐thermoelectric generator hybrid system with different cooling techniques: Indoor and outdoor performance comparison

“…A trade‐off between the power output and thermoelectric material requirement was discussed as the TEG module with a lower cross‐sectional area (than the PV module) led to a higher power than the large cross‐sectional areas. Similar studies by Cui et al 18 and Karami Lakeh et al 19 focused on the arrangement, material, and surface integration of TEG into PV systems. A segmented PV‐TEG system with a similar/dissimilar/combination of different thermoelectric materials could generate more power than a conventional PV‐TEG system 18 .…”

“…Similar studies by Cui et al 18 and Karami Lakeh et al 19 focused on the arrangement, material, and surface integration of TEG into PV systems. A segmented PV‐TEG system with a similar/dissimilar/combination of different thermoelectric materials could generate more power than a conventional PV‐TEG system 18 . Whereas the direct integration of TEG into the solar cell improves the system efficiency (compared to the conventional PV‐TEG system) but at the cost of construction feasibility 19 .…”

“…A segmented PV-TEG system with a similar/dissimilar/combination of different thermoelectric materials could generate more power than a conventional PV-TEG system. 18 Whereas the direct integration of TEG into the solar cell improves the system efficiency (compared to the conventional PV-TEG system) but at the cost of construction feasibility. 19 However, in specific, the performance of such a system depends on TEG parameters viz.…”

Review of thermoelectric geometry and structure optimization for performance enhancement

“…They also found that the ratio of the maximum power generated by the thermoelectric generator to the maximum power generated by the concentrating triple junction (CTJ) increased as the leg length increased. Recently, Cui et al [41] optimized the leg height ratio in a segmented photovoltaic-thermoelectric system and found that the optimized height of the TE model which corresponds to the highest performance decreases with the height ratio of the upper to lower TE leg. In addition, they found that the optimized height of the TE model decreases with the concentrated solar irradiance.…”

Recent Developments of Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Hybrid Power Generation Systems

“…Ayrıca yüksek yoğunlaştırma oranına sahip çok eklemli PV ile Bi2Te3 TE modüllerde en yüksek dönüşüm verimliliğinin %32,09'a ulaştığı bildirilmiştir. Cui vd.,[24] parçalı (segmented) termoelektrikli PV-TE sistemin performans değerlendirmesini ve ömür tahminini analiz etmiştir. Yapılan analiz için sayısal model geliştirilmiştir.…”