Published December 2006
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Journal article
A miniature concentrating photovoltaic and thermal system
Creators
- 1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 (Israel)
- 2. DiSP-Distributed Solar Power Ltd., Migdal Ha'Emek (Israel)
Description
A novel miniature concentrating PV (MCPV) system is presented and analyzed. The system is producing both electrical and thermal energy, which is supplied to a nearby consumer. In contrast to PV/thermal (PV/T) flat collectors, the heat from an MCPV collector is not limited to low-temperature applications. The work reported here refers to the evaluation and preliminary design of the MCPV approach. The heat transport system, the electric and thermal performance, the manufacturing cost, and the resulting cost of energy in case of domestic water heating have been analyzed. The results show that the new approach has promising prospects
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.01.013;
- PII
- S0196-8904(06)00072-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Energy Conversion and Management
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3582-3590
- ISSN
- 0196-8904
- CODEN
- ECMADL
Conference
- Title
- Conference on heat transfer in components and systems for sustainable energy technologies
- Acronym
- Heat-SET 2005
- Dates
- 5-7 Apr 2005
- Place
- Grenoble (France)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38016614
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COGENERATION; COST; EVALUATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT; WATER HEATING
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY TRANSFER; HEATING; PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT; POWER GENERATION; STEAM GENERATION
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.