Applications of Hybrid Photovoltaic Modules with Thermoelectric Cooling. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Enescu, Diana; Spertino, F.
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 111(2017)
• Page Start: 904
• Page End: 913
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Thermoelectric cooling -- thermoelectric module -- photovoltaic -- hybrid system -- efficiency -- review; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.253
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: Among the energy sources with low efficiency, thermoelectric systems are used for hybrid systems with improved performance. This paper provides a review of recent literature concerning the integration of ThermoElectric Cooling (TEC) devices into PhotoVoltaic (PV) generators to constitute PV-TEC systems. The role of TEC is to reduce the temperature of the PV cells, to increase the efficiency of the system, its power capacity and lifetime. The paper also contains a formulation of thermoelectric module equations referring to cooling capacity, rate of heat rejected to the ambient and input power, together with the electrical model of the PV generator.