Design and modelling of SOI-based solar thermoelectric generators
Design and modelling of SOI-based solar thermoelectric generators
In this work, solar micro-thermoelectric generators are designed with a lens concentrating solar radiation onto the membrane of a thermoelectric generator (TEG). By focusing solar radiation, the input heat flux increases; leading to an increase in the temperature gradient across the device. Consequently, a significant improvement in the device efficiency can be achieved. The TEG design involves the use of the SOI wafer's device layer as the first thermoelement and aluminum as the second thermoelement. Isolation trenches are also added to the design for electrical insulation. Heat transfer simulations in COMSOL are performed to verify the viability of the proposed system and an analytical model based on energy balance and heat transfer equations is developed to investigate the performance of solar TEGs with varying geometries, lens parameters, and external conditions. It is found that efficiency is improved by increasing both the concentration factor and the absorptance of the TEG membrane
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de Leon, Maria Theresa
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Chong, Harold
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September 2012
de Leon, Maria Theresa
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Chong, Harold
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de Leon, Maria Theresa, Chong, Harold and Kraft, Michael
(2012)
Design and modelling of SOI-based solar thermoelectric generators.
Eurosensors 2012, Krakow, Poland.
09 - 12 Sep 2012.
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(doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.088).
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In this work, solar micro-thermoelectric generators are designed with a lens concentrating solar radiation onto the membrane of a thermoelectric generator (TEG). By focusing solar radiation, the input heat flux increases; leading to an increase in the temperature gradient across the device. Consequently, a significant improvement in the device efficiency can be achieved. The TEG design involves the use of the SOI wafer's device layer as the first thermoelement and aluminum as the second thermoelement. Isolation trenches are also added to the design for electrical insulation. Heat transfer simulations in COMSOL are performed to verify the viability of the proposed system and an analytical model based on energy balance and heat transfer equations is developed to investigate the performance of solar TEGs with varying geometries, lens parameters, and external conditions. It is found that efficiency is improved by increasing both the concentration factor and the absorptance of the TEG membrane
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Published date: September 2012
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26th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers, EUROSENSOR 2012
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Eurosensors 2012, Krakow, Poland, 2012-09-09 - 2012-09-12
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Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/364573
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