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Integration of Thermoelectric generators (TEG) in Solar PVT panels
2019/07/15 |
Abstract
Photovoltaic-thermal hybrid panels (PVT)
simultaneously generate electricity and heat with a greater overall efficiency
than photovoltaic (PV) and thermal (ST) panels independently. Hybrid PVT-TEG
intends to go a step further by integrating thermoelectric modules (TEG)
that, based on the Seebeck effect, produce electricity from a temperature
difference, thus allowing an additional production of electricity and
thus an increase of energy efficiency. In this paper, the design and construction
of an experimental installation, consisting of two solar collectors PVT,
one of them with 19 TEG modules
integrated is presented. This prototype will allow to observe the increase
in the electrical production that can be obtained by introducing TEG in
PVT modules and the differences in the behaviour (yields and W/Q ratio)
between modules with and without TEG.
| Published in: Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal (RE&PQJ, Nº. 17) | |
| Pages: 495-499 | Date of Publication: 2019/07/15 |
| ISSN: 2172-038X | Date of Current Version:2019/04/10 |
| REF: 355-19 | Issue Date: July 2019 |
| DOI:10.24084/repqj17.355 | Publisher: EA4EPQ |
Authors and affiliations
Ángel A. Bayod-Rújula1, Amaya Martínez-Gracia2,
Alejandro Del Amo3, Marta Cañada3, Sergio
Usón2, Javier Uche2, Juan A. Tejero1
1. CIRCE Institute - Department of Electrical Engineering, University
of Zaragoza, Spain
2. CIRCE Institute - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University
of Zaragoza, Spain
3. Abora Solar S.L. Advanced solar energy, La Muela, Zaragoza, Spain
Key words
Photovoltaic-thermal hybrid panels (PVT), Thermoelectric generators (TEG), Solar energy; Energy efficiency
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