Statistical Analysis of the Performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell – Thermoelectric Generator

Abstract

In this study the performance of a built Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell-Thermoelectric Generator system is investigated using conventional statistical analysis. The two main questions are (i) Whether there is a significant difference between the performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and the performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell-Thermoelectric Generator hybrid system. (ii) Whether there is a significant relationship between the surface temperature and the performance of the hybrid system. If there is any significant relationship, how many temperature-difference it occurs. In order to achieve the above-mentioned aim, in case of the (i) independent samples T-test has been used and in case of (ii) Analysis of variance analysis have been used. According to the results, there is a significant difference between the performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and the performance of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell-Thermoelectric Generator hybrid system. Because of the violation of the normality and the violation of the homogeneity, Welch-probe was applied and according to the results, there is a significant relationship between the performance of the hybrid system and the surface temperature of the solar cell. Bonferroni Post-Hoc test was applied, and the results showed that there is significant different between the maximum power output values of the hybrid system for each temperature.