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A fully coupled numerical simulation of a hybrid concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system that employs a therminol VP-1 based nanofluid as a spectral beam filter
摘要： The realistic numerical modelling of multiphysics applications is an efficient way to precisely predict the operation of concentrated solar systems. Although many multiphysics conjugating approaches have been proposed in the literature, it is difficult to adopt such methods into simulating complex concentrated solar technologies. Consequently, this study introduces a novel 2D:3D numerical optical, thermal and electric coupling approach for a hybrid compound parabolic concentrator photovoltaic/thermal (CPC-PV/T) collector using a nanofluid as a spectral beam filter. In this approach, the volumetric absorbed radiation in each component of the system obtained from the non-gray 2D model is patched into the 3D model as a volumetric heat source using sophisticated computational tools. The main features of the full coupling method (FCM) are extensively analyzed and compared with the other two coupling methods previously adopted. Further, the module performance has been investigated employing both the nanofluid and base-fluid spectrum filters (BF-filter) compared with a stand-alone concentrated PV cell. From findings, the FCM can be applied to reveal more realistic operation characteristics of the proposed system compared with the other approaches, since the FCM can take into account the non-uniformity of solar illumination and the direction of reflected solar beams upon the receiver, along with the variation in the optical characteristics of utilized materials over the solar irradiance. Additionally, suspending indium tin oxide (ITO) nanoparticles into the Therminol VP1 oil raises the absorption rate over the thermal-bands with 62.5% higher than the use of BF-filter, whilst the cell temperature and the transmitted irradiance within the PV-band are obviously declined.
关键词： Radiative heat transfer,Multiphysics coupling method,Nanofluid,Concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system,Spectral beam filter
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Design and analysis of a hybrid concentrated photovoltaic thermal system integrated with an organic Rankine cycle for hydrogen production
摘要： Solar is one of the most promising energy sources because of the abundance of solar radiation in certain parts of the world. One of the main limiting factors of using traditional photovoltaic cells is that they require a lot of space to generate a significant amount of power. The alternative method, the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module, does not utilize the infrared part of the spectrum; thus, the concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) module was developed. In this paper, the design of a CPVT system coupling with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is analyzed where the CPVT thermal receiver acts as a heat exchanger in ORC to generate additional electrical power. The generated power by hybrid CPVT–ORC system is converted to hydrogen by an electrolysis system to store power. The performance of hydrogen production system using an integrated CPVT–ORC power generation system is analytically evaluated, and the results of the modeling and analyses are presented, involving assessments of the influence of varying several design parameters on the rate of hydrogen production. The CPVT and ORC together produce up to 1152 W of electricity under 160 suns solar concentration. When all the electricity is supplied to an electrolyzer, 0.1587 kg of 99.99% pure hydrogen is produced and stored for future use in a fuel cell. The electrolyzer operates at up to 57% efficiency and has an average performance of 725.5 kWh kg?1. The results revealed that coupling ORC to the CPVT enables the system to improve the electrical power generation and consequently diurnal hydrogen production increases up to 30%.
关键词： Concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT),Electrolyzer,Solar energy,Hydrogen,Organic Rankine cycle (ORC)
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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A CMOS-Based Energy Harvesting Approach for Laterally Arrayed Multibandgap Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems
摘要： This article presents an energy harvesting approach for a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system based on cell-block-level integrated CMOS converters. The CPV system, built upon the laterally arrayed multibandgap (LAMB) cell structure, is a potentially higher-efficiency and lower-cost alternative to traditional tandem-based systems. The individual cells within a sub-module block are connected for approximate voltage matching, and a multi-input single-output (MISO) buck converter harvests and combines the energy while performing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) locally for each cell type. A miniaturized MISO dc–dc prototype converter operating at 10 MHz is developed in a 130 nm CMOS process. For 45–160-mW power levels, the prototype converter achieves >92% nominal and >95% peak efficiency in a small (4.8 mm2) form factor designed to fit within available space in a LAMB PV cell block. The results demonstrate the potential of the LAMB CPV architecture for enhanced solar energy capture.
关键词： concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems,CMOS dc–dc power converters,energy harvesting,multi-input single-output (MISO) dc–dc converter,maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Experimental and theoretical analysis of hybrid concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system using parabolic trough collector
摘要： In the current work, a hybrid concentrated photovoltaic thermal system was designed and coupled with a parabolic trough collector and investigated theoretically and experimentally for combined heat and power output. In the design, a photovoltaic module was mounted on a flat surface of parabolic trough absorber tube having semi cylindrical shape. A provision was made to cool photovoltaic panel from both the surfaces by flowing water through the absorber tube as well as the annulus of between absorber tube and glass cover. The model was developed using first law of the thermodynamics and then validated using experimental data generated through the fabricated setup. During the experimentation, the annulus flow rate was varied from 0.008 kg/s, 0.017 kg/s and 0.025 kg/s and inner flow rate was varied from 0.075 kg/s, 0.083 kg/s and 0.091 kg/s. The field testing results showed the mean overall efficiency of system obtained as 61.42%, 64.61% and 66.36% for inner tube flow rate of 0.075 kg/s, 0.083 kg/s and 0.091 kg/s respectively for annulus flow rate of 0.008 kg/s. The theoretical results of hybrid system obtained from the simulation are in good agreement with the experimental data. In the end environmental cost analysis was also carried out for the proposed system.
关键词： Hybrid system,Concentrated Photovoltaic/thermal,Parabolic trough collector,Renewable energy,Solar energy
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Optimization and performance analysis of a solar concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric (CPV-TE) hybrid system
摘要： This work presents, for the first time, a statistical model to forecast the electrical efficiency of concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric system (CPV-TE). The main objective of this work is to analyze the impact of the input factors (product of solar radiation and optical concentration, external load resistance, leg height of TE and ambient temperature) most affecting the electrical efficiency of CPV-TE system. An innovative and integrated approach based on a multi-physics numerical model coupling radiative, conductive and convective heat transfers Seebeck and photoelectrical conversion physical phenomena inside the CPV-TE collector and a response surface methodology (RSM) model was developed. COMSOL 5.4 Multiphysics software is used to perform the three-dimensional numerical study based on finite element method. Furthermore, results from the numerical model is then analysed using the statistical tool, response surface methodology. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) is conducted to develop the quadratic regression model and examine the statistical significance of each input factor. The results reveal that the obtained determination coefficient for electrical efficiency is 0.9945. An excellent fitting is achieved between forecast values obtained from the statistical model and the numerical data provided by the three-dimensional numerical model. The influence of the parameters in order of importance on the electrical efficiency are respectively: product of solar radiation and optical concentration, the height legs of TE, external electrical resistance load, and ambient temperature. A simple polynomial statistical model is created in this work to predict and maximize the electrical efficiency from the solar CPV-TE system based on the four investigated input parameters. The maximum electrical efficiency of the proposed CPVTE (17.448%) is obtained for optimum operating parameters at 229.698 W/m2 value of product of solar radiation and optical concentration, 303.353 K value of ambient temperature, 2.681Ω value of resistance electrical load and at 3.083 mm value of height of TE module.
关键词： Concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric system (CPV-TE),Electrical efficiency enhancement,Response surface methodology (RSM)
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Long Term Electrical Rating of Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) Systems in Singapore
摘要： Owing to the diverse photovoltaic (PV) systems available commercially, ranging from the stationary silicon-based PV panels to 2-axes tracker concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems and dynamic nature of meteorological data, energy planners and PV system designer require a simple but accurate methodology to understand the economic viability of a renewable solar PV plant. An electrical rating methodology is proposed for evaluating the long-term performance for assorted PV systems, providing a common “playing field” to consumers, planners and manufacturers of PV systems. Given a meteorological condition, the output-based approach or electrical rating of renewable energy system is the key for economic and environmental CO2 emission evaluations. Despite the overwhelming catalog data furnished by PV manufacturers, the long-term electricity rating of a PV system is deemed to be a quick and accurate method for the evaluation of economic viability and the determination of plant sizes and power production from a PV facility. This paper presents and analyses the long term performances, as monthly and overall electrical ratings in kWh/m2.year of two concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) prototypes, the mini dish Cassegrain-type and the Fresnel lens CPVs with triple-junction solar cells, operating under the meteorological conditions of Singapore and compares performances with the other photovoltaic systems.
关键词： Concentrated Photovoltaic,Long Term Performance,CPV,Electrical Rating,Solar Tracker
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Investigation of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation coupling with a Concentrated Photovoltaic solar system
摘要： The scarcity of fresh water amongst a growing population is an impending global issue, which must be addressed by utilizing renewable energy sources. A Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) and Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) hybrid system is a viable solution to address water shortage in arid and rural areas. The objective is to determine the feasibility of the combination of a DCMD and CPV system, demonstrate fresh water production utilizing the DCMD method and increase total CPV system efficiency. An experimental setup has been designed and built, and the results indicate a mass flux of 7.096 L/m2.h is achievable with a Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane area of 0.0491 m2, salinity concentration of 1±0.1 % and a membrane temperature difference of 18.82 °C.
关键词： heat and mass transfer,concentrated photovoltaic solar system,Direct contact membrane distillation
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Integrative passive and active cooling system using PCM and nanofluid for thermal regulation of concentrated photovoltaic solar cells
摘要： An integration of passive and active cooling systems for thermal regulation of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar system has been developed and modeled. A heat storage battery of phase change material (PCM) is combined with a closed loop water cooling system in the developed design. A two dimensional model has been developed for the simulation of the CPV layers with the integrated cooling system. Results have been investigated to evaluate the thermal and electrical performances of the system components and the entire system. Further investigations have been conducted to study the effects of different arrangements of the PCM plates in the water tank on the system performances. Enhancing the system performance by using nanofluid as heat transfer fluid (HTF) was also evaluated. Results showed that the proposed system achieves 60% reduction in the CPV average temperature compared to the conventional direct PCM-PV and water-cooling individual systems. At 10 concentration ratio (CR) and 0.01 m/s HTF velocity, the cell temperature does not exceed 78 °C. Moreover, the PCM maximum temperature is kept below the degradation temperature limit. The effect of the PCM plates’ arrangements in the water tank on the system performance is negligible. Using nanofluid as HTF enhancer increases the CPV efficiency by 2.7% and reduces the PV maximum temperature and the PCM melting time by 4 °C and 12%, respectively.
关键词： Concentrated photovoltaic,Integrative passive-active cooling system,PCM,Thermal regulation,Nanofluid
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Performance evaluation of a thermoelectric ventilation system driven by the concentrated photovoltaic thermoelectric generators for green building operations
摘要： This paper proposed one novel Thermo-Electric Ventilation (TEV) system driven by the concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator (CPV-TEG), which could use the electric power converted directly from solar energy by CPV-TEG. The effects of incident solar irradiance, number of thermoelectric generators, and ambient air temperatures on the power output of CPV-TEG have been analytically investigated through energy balance and first law of thermodynamics. Furthermore, input current and number of thermoelectric coolers were sensitively varied to optimize the performance of TEV system respectively in heating and cooling modes. Finally, an integrated theoretical and numerical approach was proposed to match the power output of CPV-TEG with the power input of TEV. Modeling results indicate that the output power from CPV-TEG could satisfy the energy demand of TEV system when the input currents of thermoelectric coolers were no more than 2.5 A and 2.8 A respectively for cooling and heating modes. Minimum energy and exergy efficiencies of the system in winter heating mode were confirmed to be 1.67 and 0.24 respectively, which were far higher than that in summer cooling mode. This research may be helpful for enhancing performance and reducing exergy destruction of thermoelectric ventilation system, simultaneously.
关键词： thermoelectric ventilation system,power matching,energy and exergy analysis,concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - Baltimore, MD, USA (2019.9.29-2019.10.3)] 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - A CMOS-Based Energy Harvesting Approach for Laterally-Arrayed Multi-Bandgap Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems
摘要： This paper presents an energy harvesting approach for a concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) system based on cell-block-level integrated CMOS converters. The CPV system, built upon the Laterally-Arrayed Multi-Bandgap (LAMB) cell structure, is a potentially higher-efficiency and lower-cost alternative to traditional tandem-based systems. The cells within a sub-module block are connected for approximate voltage matching, and a CMOS-based multi-input single-output converter harvests and combines the energy while performing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) locally. First, a comparison of modeled performances achievable with traditional tandem CPV and LAMB CPV with a MISO converter is presented using day-long outdoor measured solar spectrum. The model predicts on average >19% more energy can be extracted from LAMB modules on a typical day. Then, a prototype miniaturized MISO dc-dc converter operating at 10MHz is developed in a 130nm CMOS process. For 45-160mW power levels, the prototype converter achieves >92% nominal and >95% peak efficiency in a small form factor designed to fit within available space in a LAMB PV cell block. The results demonstrate the potential of the LAMB CPV architecture for enhanced solar energy capture.
关键词： energy harvesting,maximum power point tracking,concentrated photovoltaic systems,CMOS,MISO dc-dc converter,DC-DC power converters
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04