Janus Helical Ribbon Structure of Ordered Nanowire Films for Flexible Solar Thermoelectric Devices
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206364
Abstract: Solar thermoelectric devices play a significant role in addressing the problem of global warming, owing to their unique features of converting both waste heat and solar energy directly into electricity. Herein, a flexible 3D Janus… read more here.
Keywords: thermoelectric devices; janus helical; helical ribbon; ribbon structure ... See more keywords
Performance Analysis and Optimization of Concentrating Solar Thermoelectric Generator
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DOI: 10.1007/s11664-018-6410-7
Abstract: A thermodynamic model for a concentrating solar thermoelectric generator considering the Thomson effect combined with Fourier heat conduction, Peltier, and Joule heating has been developed and optimized in MATLAB environment. The temperatures at the hot… read more here.
Keywords: energy; thermoelectric generator; generator; solar thermoelectric ... See more keywords
Effect of non-uniform illumination on performance of solar thermoelectric generators
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DOI: 10.1007/s11708-018-0533-7
Abstract: Solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) are heat engines which can generate electricity from concentrated sunlight. The non-uniform illumination caused by the optical concentrator may affect the performance of solar thermoelectric generators. In this paper, a three-dimensional… read more here.
Keywords: illumination; uniform illumination; solar thermoelectric; thermoelectric generators ... See more keywords
Preliminary experiment and performance evaluation of a terrestrial solar thermoelectric generators under fluctuant solar radiation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116753
Abstract: Abstract The solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) is a promising alternative terrestrial solar power generation device due to its ability to utilize almost full solar spectrum. Many researches have been carried out to improve its efficiency.… read more here.
Keywords: terrestrial solar; system; performance; solar thermoelectric ... See more keywords
Geometry optimization of solar thermoelectric generator under different operating conditions via Taguchi method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114158
Abstract: Abstract The commercial solar energy market is dominated by non-concentrating photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal systems. With the development of high efficiency thermoelectric materials, the solar thermoelectric generator is becoming to be a competitive alternative… read more here.
Keywords: solar thermoelectric; geometry; operating conditions; design ... See more keywords
A novel 24-h day-night operational solar thermoelectric generator using phase change materials
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126553
Abstract: Abstract To improve the energy matrix using solar energy, the intermittency and variation of the solar resource must be resolved for effective implementation of solar operated electricity generation systems. Solar thermoelectric generators (STEG) can be… read more here.
Keywords: heat; solar thermoelectric; phase change; generator ... See more keywords
Development of semi-transparent ZnO/FTO solar thermoelectric nanogenerator for energy efficient glazing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.04.002
Abstract: Abstract In this work we developed and successfully tested a new design of semi-transparent solar thermoelectric nanogenerator (NG) based on the pulsed electrodeposited array of ZnO nanorods on transparent conducting fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO)… read more here.
Keywords: thermoelectric nanogenerator; solar thermoelectric; fto; energy ... See more keywords
High-efficiency solar thermoelectric conversion enabled by movable charging of molten salts
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77442-y
Abstract: Solar energy as an abundant renewable resource has been investigated for many years. Solar thermoelectric conversion technology, which converts solar energy into thermal energy and then into electricity, has been developed and implemented in many… read more here.
Keywords: energy; solar thermoelectric; thermoelectric conversion; solar thermal ... See more keywords