Performance of Hybrid Energy Devices Consisting of Photovoltaic Cells and Thermoelectric Generators

Yoonbeom Park, Kyoungah Cho, Seunggen Yang, Taeho Park, Sungeun Park, Hee Eun Song, Soo Min Kim, Sangsig Kim

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    Abstract

    The aim of our study on hybrid energy devices (HEDs) is to find out the prerequisites for enhancing the performance of the HEDs using solar energy. In this work, first of all, the performance of the HEDs composed of photovoltaic cells (PVCs) and thermoelectric generators (TEGs) is analyzed, and then the contribution of three different interfaces between the PVC and TEG components to HED performance is assessed under solar irradiance from 200 to 1000 W/m2. The significant result of the analysis emphasizes that the performance of HEDs is enhanced when short-circuit current in HEDs is comparable with the PVCs and the thermoelectric voltage generated by the TEG is large. Furthermore, interfaces with high solar-energy-absorption efficiencies and high thermal conductivity cause TEGs to generate large thermoelectric voltages. Thus, the design of the interfaces plays an important role in enhancing HED performance.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8124-8129
    Number of pages6
    JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
    Volume12
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Feb 19

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported in part by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Change (NRF-2017M1A2A2087323), Brain Korea 21 Plus Project in 2019 through the National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, and a Korea University Grant.

    Publisher Copyright:
    Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.

    Keywords

    • current matching
    • hybrid energy device
    • interface layer
    • photovoltaic
    • thermoelectric

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science

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