TY - JOUR
T1 - A Parametric Investigation of a Concentrating Photovoltaic/Thermal System with Spectral Filtering Utilizing a Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model
AU - Brekke, Nick
AU - Otanicar, Todd
AU - DeJarnette, Drew
AU - Hari, Parameswar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by ASME.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - A 2D heat transfer model of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system has been created. This paper investigates the impact of ideal filters to best accommodate for a nonuniform PV temperature along the length of the receiver. The proposed configuration consists of a GaAs cell laminated to an aluminum extrusion. The working fluid, a transparent high-temperature heat transfer fluid with suspended nanoparticles, flows through the hollow extrusion where it cools the PV cell before it is redirected in front of the cell acting as an optical filter. The model accounts for PV cell efficiency, temperature, and bandgap dependence, the details often neglected in prior works.
AB - A 2D heat transfer model of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system has been created. This paper investigates the impact of ideal filters to best accommodate for a nonuniform PV temperature along the length of the receiver. The proposed configuration consists of a GaAs cell laminated to an aluminum extrusion. The working fluid, a transparent high-temperature heat transfer fluid with suspended nanoparticles, flows through the hollow extrusion where it cools the PV cell before it is redirected in front of the cell acting as an optical filter. The model accounts for PV cell efficiency, temperature, and bandgap dependence, the details often neglected in prior works.
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U2 - 10.1115/1.4032452
DO - 10.1115/1.4032452
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84956655830
SN - 0199-6231
VL - 138
JO - Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
JF - Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
IS - 2
M1 - 021007
ER -