Modeling and simulation for the design of thermal-concentrated solar thermoelectric generator

Energy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-297

  Chen, Wei Hsin ^a   Wang, Chien Chang ^a   Hung, Chen I ^a   Yang, Chang Chung ^b   Juang, Rei Cheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Equivalent model; Finite element scheme; Numerical simulation; Thermal concentration ratio; Thermal concentrated solar thermoelectric generator; Water cooling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; COOLING; COOLING WATER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EQUIVALENT MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT SCHEMES; SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMAL CONCENTRATION; WATER COOLING; CONCENTRATED SOLAR;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONVECTION; THERMAL POWER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTION; GEOMETRY;

EID: 84891484527     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.10.073     Document Type: Article

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