Photovoltaic-thermoelectric modules: A feasibility study

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 659-664

  Attivissimo, F ^a   Lanzolla, A M L ^a   Passaghe, D ^a   Paul, M ^b   Gregory, D ^b   Knox, A ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conversion efficiency; photovoltaic solar energy; Solar cells; thermoelectric conversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLANNING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; HYBRID SOLAR SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY; THERMO-ELECTRIC MODULES; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84905717237     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC.2014.6860825     Document Type: Conference Paper

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