Solar energy utilization efficiency of solar thermoelectric generators mainly depends upon the temperature gradient available across the power module. The temperature gradient can be increased through the better performance of the thermal management system. This work reviews the thermal management of solar thermoelectric power generation by material selection for thermoelectric generators, solar absorbers, insulation, and heat exchanger to improve solar energy utilization. The proper maintenance of temperature gradient in the range of 150-300°C across the power module is attainable through the effective heat exchanger designs. Higher conversion efficiency up to 8.5% was observed in the literature due to the practical material selection and temperature gradients.
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11 July 2022
THIRD VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
29 June 2021
Ariyalur, India
Research Article|
July 11 2022
Thermal management of solar thermoelectric power generation
S. Baskar;
S. Baskar
1
Department of Automobile Engineering, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies
, Pallavaram, Chennai , Tamilnadu, India
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T. Maridurai;
T. Maridurai
a)
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering
, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
a)Corresponding Author: [email protected]
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R. Arivazhagan;
R. Arivazhagan
3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology
, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India
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S. SivaChandran;
S. SivaChandran
4
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College
, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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R. Venkatesh
R. Venkatesh
b)
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering
, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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S. Baskar
1
T. Maridurai
2,a)
R. Arivazhagan
3
S. SivaChandran
4
R. Venkatesh
2,b)
1
Department of Automobile Engineering, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies
, Pallavaram, Chennai , Tamilnadu, India
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering
, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology
, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India
4
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College
, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
a)Corresponding Author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 2473, 020010 (2022)
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S. Baskar, T. Maridurai, R. Arivazhagan, S. SivaChandran, R. Venkatesh; Thermal management of solar thermoelectric power generation. AIP Conf. Proc. 11 July 2022; 2473 (1): 020010. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0096456
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