TY - JOUR
T1 - Heat transfer modelling in thermophotovoltaic cavities using glass media
AU - Bauer, Thomas
AU - Forbes, Ian
AU - Pearsall, Nicola
AU - Penlington, Roger
N1 - Northumbria/One North East funded project. Electricity generation by direct conversion from high temperature radiators using thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices. Modeling of a spectral control approach for TPV systems unique in the World.The only TPV spectral control modeling in the UK. Research results relevant to energy generation for domestic and defense. Important results in a key aspect of TPV system design. A potential breakthrough in spectral control. The work provides the basis for future research at Northumbria and elsewhere.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Optimisation of heat transfer, and in particular radiative heat transfer in terms of the spectral, angular and spatial radiation distributions, is required to achieve high efficiencies and high electrical power densities for thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion. This work examines heat transfer from the radiator to the PV cell in an infinite plate arrangement using three different arrangements of participating dielectric media. The modelling applies the Discrete Ordinates method and assumes fused silica (quartz glass) as the dielectric medium. The arrangement radiator–glass–PV cell (also termed dielectric photon concentration) was found to be superior in terms of efficiency and power density.
AB - Optimisation of heat transfer, and in particular radiative heat transfer in terms of the spectral, angular and spatial radiation distributions, is required to achieve high efficiencies and high electrical power densities for thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion. This work examines heat transfer from the radiator to the PV cell in an infinite plate arrangement using three different arrangements of participating dielectric media. The modelling applies the Discrete Ordinates method and assumes fused silica (quartz glass) as the dielectric medium. The arrangement radiator–glass–PV cell (also termed dielectric photon concentration) was found to be superior in terms of efficiency and power density.
U2 - 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.10.008
M3 - Article
SN - 0927-0248
VL - 88
SP - 257
EP - 268
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
IS - 3
ER -