naa a22 4500 510801366 CHVBK 20180411083357.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11664-013-2540-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11664-013-2540-0 Thermal Modeling of a Hybrid Thermoelectric Solar Collector with a Compound Parabolic Concentrator [Elektronische Daten] [C. Lertsatitthanakorn, J. Jamradloedluk, M. Rungsiyopas] In this study radiant light from the sun is used by a hybrid thermoelectric (TE) solar collector and a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) to generate electricity and thermal energy. The hybrid TE solar collector system described in this report is composed of transparent glass, an air gap, an absorber plate, TE modules, a heat sink to cool the water, and a storage tank. Incident solar radiation falls on the CPC, which directs and reflects the radiation to heat up the absorber plate, creating a temperature difference across the TE modules. The water, which absorbs heat from the hot TE modules, flows through the heat sink to release its heat. The results show that the electrical power output and the conversion efficiency depend on the temperature difference between the hot and cold sides of the TE modules. A maximum power output of 1.03W and a conversion efficiency of 0.6% were obtained when the temperature difference was 12°C. The thermal efficiency increased as the water flow rate increased. The maximum thermal efficiency achieved was 43.3%, corresponding to a water flow rate of 0.24kg/s. These experimental results verify that using a TE solar collector with a CPC to produce both electrical power and thermal energy seems to be feasible. The thermal model and calculation method can be applied for performance prediction. TMS, 2013 Conversion efficiency nationallicence thermal efficiency nationallicence thermal model nationallicence power output nationallicence Lertsatitthanakorn C. Thermal Processes Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, 44150, Khantarawichai, Mahasarakham, Thailand aut Jamradloedluk J. Thermal Processes Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, 44150, Khantarawichai, Mahasarakham, Thailand aut Rungsiyopas M. Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, 169 Long-Hard Bangsaen Road, Saensuk, 20131, Muang, Chonburi, Thailand aut Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 2119-2126 0361-5235 42:7<2119 2013 42 11664 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2540-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2540-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lertsatitthanakorn C. Thermal Processes Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, 44150, Khantarawichai, Mahasarakham, Thailand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jamradloedluk J. Thermal Processes Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, 44150, Khantarawichai, Mahasarakham, Thailand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rungsiyopas M. Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, 169 Long-Hard Bangsaen Road, Saensuk, 20131, Muang, Chonburi, Thailand aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 2119-2126 0361-5235 42:7<2119 2013 42 11664 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer