Optimum Design Consideration for Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Hybrid Generator
S. A. Shahahmadi1, Y. Yusoff2, J. L. C. Xiong3, Md. Rokonuzzaman4, R. I. Thakur5, K. M. Kabir6, M. A. Matin7, Md. Akhtaruzzaman8, N. Amin9
1S. A. Shahahmadi, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia
2Y. Yusoff, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia
3J. L. C. Xiong, INTEGRA, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
4Md. Rokonuzzaman, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia
5R. I. Thakur, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia
6K. M. Kabir, Renewable Energy Laboratory, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Raogan, Chittagong, Bangladesh
7M. A. Matin, Renewable Energy Laboratory, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Raogan, Chittagong, Bangladesh
8Md. Akhtaruzzaman, INTEGRA, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
9N. Amin, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia; INTEGRA, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Manuscript received on November 12, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 6172-6176 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D5133118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D5133.118419

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Abstract: This study focuses on the development of a hybrid generator from the combination of thermoelectric module (TEM) and solar cell. The attention is on the design of the heat sink for thermoelectric power generation (TEPG) through simulation and experiment. The impact of surface ratio between TEM and heat sink as well as the effect of various fin heights is investigated at different temperatures by using ANSYS software, while a number of experiments is carried out to study the output characteristics of TEM. This paper shows how the hot side temperature affects the output performance of TEM. Finally, the data from the simulation and the experiment yields the prototype with 256 cm2 heat sink capable of producing 1-4.5 W at 200 °C from TEMs, and 2.3 W from 128 cm2 crystalline silicon solar cell under the global AM1.5 spectra (1000 W/m2).
Keywords: Power Generation; Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric; Hybrid Generators; Passive Cooling Units; Heat Sink.
Scope of the Article: Thermal Engineering.