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Solar Thermoelectric Generator Simulation Tool
Simulate solar thermoelectric generator using both the Seebeck and Peltier Effect.
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Abstract
This simulation tool is the third version of the original THERMO tool (https://nanohub.org/tools/thermo) developed for thermoelectric module power generation simulations. The second version, called ADVTE (https://nanohub.org/tools/advte) is a tool which allows the user to upload their own temperature-dependent material properties, i.e. Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity as functions of temperature for the thermoelectric materials used in the module, and perform realistic module simulations for waste heat recovery and energy harvesting applications. The difference in the SOLARTE tool is that instead of using a direct heat source as in the ADVTE tool, SOLARTE uses solar energy from the sun. The user has the option to input different solar properties such as direct solar energy from the sun measured in "G".
The simulation tool also incorporates a glass solar concentrator which allows the generator to receive additional solar energy without using additional materials, increasing maximum power. Inputs such as transmittance of top glass of the concentrator and solar concentration can be changed as well.
For more information, please feel free to contact Dr. Je-Hyeong Bahk (bahkjg@uc.edu, https://sites.google.com/site/jhbahk/).
References
J.-H. Bahk, M. Youngs, K. Yazawa, O. Pantchenko, and A. Shakouri, "An online simulator for thermoelectric cooling and power generation," to be published in Proc. Frontiers in Education Conf., 2013.
n-type Bi_2Te_2.7Se_0.3: Yan et al., Nano Lett. 10, 3373 (2010)
n-type Mg_2Si_0.4Sn_0.6: Liu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 166601 (2012).
n-type Si_0.8Ge_0.2: Wang et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 193121 (2008).
n-type SnSe: Duong et al., Nature Communications 7, 13713 (2016) (Bi-doped b-axis)
p-type Bi_0.5Sb_1.5Te3: Poudel et al., Science 320, 634 (2008).
p-type PbTe: Wang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 111, 10949 (2014). (QH sample)
p-type Si_0.8Ge_0.2: Joshi et al., Nano Lett. 8, 4670 (2008).
p-type Na_0.03Sn_0.965Se: Zhou et al., Nature Materials 20, 1378 (2014) (Purified)
Cite this work
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Tien Dao, Je-Hyeong Bahk, and Thiraj Mohankumar (2022), "Solar Thermoelectric Generator Simulation Tool," https://nanohub.org/resources/solarte. (DOI: 10.21981/B59F-TE54).