Solar cell and thermoelectric hybrid generators

Abstract

This research presents the study of the production of hybrid systems co-generating electricity of solar cells and thermoelectric heat loss from solar cells to thermoelectric. The system used in the experiment consists of a 10 watt solar panel, size 350 mm × 250 mm × 25 mm, supported by metal plates for heat and installed with a thermoelectric 10 thermoelectric solar cell module installed, will install the thermal side of the thermoelectric under the panel solar cell. The cold side is cooled by the heatsink. The built system will experiment in open space. Notify all day the heat that is lost under the solar cell and supported by metal plates is used to generate electricity with thermoelectric. Which can convert the heat energy into DC power according to the phenomena of according to the seebeck effect. From the results of the experiment, it was found that the average heating temperature was 59.42 degrees celcius. The average cold temperature is 37.37 degrees celcius at 12:30 PM. The maximum temperature difference is 24 degrees celcius. The voltage is 0.98 mV DC. The current is 224.65 mA. The average power output from the solar cell is 5.36 W and The average power output from thermoelectric is 220.16 mW.