Hybrid and fully thermoelectric solar harvesting /

Hybrid and fully thermoelectric solar harvesting / Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa.

This book provides a comprehensive overview on fully thermal and hybrid solar generators based on thermoelectric devices. The book fills a gap in the literature on solar conversion and thermoelectrics, because despite the growing number of papers dealing with the use of thermoelectrics in solar powe...

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Main Authors: Narducci, Dario (Author), Bermel, Peter (Author), Lorenzi, Bruno (Author), Wang, Ning (Author), Yazawa, Kazuaki (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018.
Series:Springer series in materials science ; v. 268.
Subjects:
Thermoelectric generators.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Solar Harvesting: Photovoltaics and Beyond; 1.1.1. The Emergence of Renewable Energy Sources; 1.1.2. Photovoltaics: A Technological Success History; 1.2. Aims of This Book; References
  • 2. A Primer on Thermoelectric Generators; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics of Thermoelectricity; 2.2.1. Thermoelectricity in Linear Thermodynamics; 2.2.2. Thomson Effect; 2.3. Thermoelectric Efficiency in the Constant-Property Limit; 2.3.1. Dirichlet Boundary Conditions; 2.3.2. Neumann Boundary Conditions.
  • 2.4. Thermoelectric Efficiency in the Presence of Large Temperature Differences; 2.4.1. Thermoelectric Potential; 2.4.2. Comparison to CPL Efficiency; 2.4.3. Compatibility and Efficiency; 2.4.4. Engineering Figure of Merit; 2.5. Finite-Rate Thermoelectric Efficiency; 2.5.1. Efficiency of Finite-Rate Thermal Engines; 2.5.2. Application to Thermoelectric Generators; 2.6. Thermoelectric Efficiency Under Non-steady State Conditions; 2.7. Summary and Conclusions; References
  • 3. Solar Thermoelectric Generators; 3.1. System Description and State of the Art; 3.1.1. Optical Collector; 3.1.2. Opto-Thermal Converter.
  • 3.1.3. Thermal Collector; 3.1.4. Thermoelectric Converter; 3.1.5. Heat Dissipater; 3.2. Efficiency of STEGs; 3.3. TEG Design; 3.4. Materials Characteristics; References
  • 4. A Primer on Photovoltaic Generators; 4.1. Background and Theory; 4.1.1. Introduction; 4.1.2. Solar Spectrum; 4.1.3. Solar Cell I-V Characteristics; 4.1.4. Solar Cell Efficiency; 4.1.5. Solar Cell Applications; 4.2. Review of Photovoltaic Technologies: Types and Classifications; 4.2.1. Overview; 4.2.2. The First-Generation Cells; 4.2.3. The Second Generation Cells; 4.2.4. The Third Generation Cells; 4.3. Solar Cell Device Physics.
  • 4.3.1. The Prevalent Photovoltaic Physical Process; 4.3.2. Silicon Solar Cells; 4.3.3. Dye Sensitized Solar Cells; 4.3.4. Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells; 4.3.5. Conjugated Polymer-Based Solar Cells; 4.3.6. Perovskite Solar Cells; 4.4. Summary; References
  • 5. Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Generators: Theory of Operation; 5.1. System Description; 5.2. Solar Cells as Efficient Opto-Thermal Converters; 5.3. Efficiency of HTEPV; 5.4. PV Temperature Sensitivity; 5.5. Fully Hybridized Solar Cells; 5.6. Summary and Conclusions; References
  • 6. Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Generators: Materials Issues.
  • 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Organic Photovoltaic Materials; 6.2.1. Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 6.2.2. Polymer-Based Solar Cells; 6.2.3. Photothermally Activated Pyroelectrics; 6.2.4. Perovskite Solar Cells; 6.3. Inorganic Photovoltaic Materials; 6.3.1. First Investigations: Polysilicon Solar Cells; 6.3.2. Multi-junction Concentrated Solar Cells; 6.3.3. Non-silicon-Based Solar Cells; 6.4. Summary and Conclusions; References
  • 7. Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric-Thermodynamic Co-Generation; 7.1. Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric-Thermodynamic Co-Generation; 7.1.1. Introduction to Triple Cogeneration.
  • 7.1.2. Component Technologies; 7.1.3. Tandem Solar Cells with Optical Concentration; 7.1.4. High Temperature Thermoelectrics; 7.1.5. High Temperature Thermal Storage; 7.1.6. Thermodynamic Mechanical Heat Engines; 7.2. Efficiency of Triple Co-Generation System; 7.2.1. Modeling of Spectrum Integrated System and Trade-Off; 7.2.2. Efficiency and Concentration; 7.2.3. System Scaling Impact; 7.3. Solar Photovoltaic/Thermophotovoltaic/Thermal Triple Cogeneration; 7.3.1. TPV Integrated System; 7.3.2. Practical Considerations; 7.4. Summary; References
  • 8. Hybrid Solar Harvesters: Technological Challenges, Economic Issues, and Perspectives; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Materials; 8.3. Technological Challenges; 8.4. Economical Sustainability; 8.4.1. Thermoelectric Generators; 8.4.2. Photovoltaic Cells and Modules; 8.4.3. Hybrid Solar Harvesters; 8.4.4. Pay-Back Period; 8.5. Conclusive Remarks; References; Index.

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