Performance analysis on a solar concentrating thermoelectric generator using the micro-channel heat pipe array

被引：133
作者：
Li, Guiqiang [1 ]
Zhang, Gan [1 ]
He, Wei [2 ]
Ji, Jie [1 ]
Lv, Song [1 ]
Chen, Xiao [3 ]
Chen, Hongbing [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Thermal Sci & Energy Engn, 96 Jinzhai Rd, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
[2] Hefei Univ Technol, Dept Bldg Environm & Equipment, Hefei 230009, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Sci & Technol China, State Key Lab Fire Sci, 96 Jinzhai Rd, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
[4] Beijing Univ Civil Engn & Architecture, Sch Environm & Energy Engn, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
来源：
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT | 2016年 / 112卷
基金：
美国国家科学基金会; 中国博士后科学基金;
关键词：
Thermoelectric generation; Micro-channel heat pipe; Mathematical model; Strip-focus Fresnel lens; HYBRID SYSTEM; POWER-GENERATION; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.enconman.2016.01.025
中图分类号：
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Micro-channel heat pipe can convert the low heat flux to the high heat flux by changing the ratio of the evaporator area to the condenser area and has a higher heat transfer performance than the common heat pipe. Combining the solar concentrating thermoelectric generation with micro-channel heat pipe can save the quantity of thermoelectric generation and reduce the cost significantly. In this paper, a solar concentrating thermoelectric generator using the micro-channel heat pipe array was designed, and the mathematical model was built. Furthermore, the comparison of the experiment and the simulation between the solar concentrating thermoelectric generator using the micro-channel heat pipe array and the thermoelectric generations in series was made. In addition, the performance on the different areas of selective absorbing coating, different concentration ratios, different ambient temperatures, different wind speed all were analyzed. The outcomes showed the overall performance of the solar concentrating thermoelectric generator using the micro-channel heat pipe array system. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数：8
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