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MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships
Call: H2020-MSCA-IF-2016
A Novel Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Power Generation System Employing a Flat-plate Micro-channel Heat Pipe
About
About
This is a two-year funded joint research project between two partners (The University of Hull and Hisense Europe). At the end of this project, a laboratory-based PV-TE-MCHP prototype would have been developed and this could then be progressed into a commercially viable technology.
Project duration:
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2019
Technology
Technology
System Diagram
System Description
The four main components of the novel system are; Photovoltaic (PV) module, Thermoelectric (TE) module, Flat-plate Micro-channel Heat Pipe (MCHP) and Heat sink. These components are shown in the system diagram above.
The PV modules are attached to the upper surface of the evaporator of the evaporator of the MCHP while the TE modules are attached to the lower surface of the condenser. During operation, solar energy is imposed on the PV modules then the thermal energy is conveyed to the MCHP's condenser, by means of evaporation of the working fluid within the MCHP. In the condenser, the heat is released via condensation of the MCHP working fluid and is then transferred to the attached TE modules. This creates a temperature gradient across the TE module, thus resulting in a thermal to electrical conversion by means of the 'Seebeck effect'.
Project Team Members
System Cost and Power Comparison
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July 2019 | EU-China Symposiums on Renewable/Sustainable Energy and Energy Storage Technologies, Hull, United Kingdom
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August 2018 | 17th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Wuhan, China
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August 2019 | 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden
Modelling Results
No. of Secondees: 1
Upcoming Workshop:
No. of Participants: 100
Deliverable Submitted:
No. of Deliverable: 2
Milestone Reached:
No. of Milestone: 4
Project Meetings Completed:
No. of Meetings: 8
Publications (So far):
Journal Papers: 17
Conference Papers: 7
Book Chapter: 1
Patents:
No. of Patents: 0