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Experimental and theoretical analysis of cell module output performance for a thermophotovoltaic system

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  • Xu, Xiaojie
  • Ye, Hong
  • Xu, Yexin
  • Shen, Mingrong
  • Zhang, Xiaojing
  • Wu, Xi

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An experimental thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system with a cylindrical-geometry radiator was established to test the output performances of modules under different conditions. The results demonstrate that the output performance of a cell module decreases when the combustion power increases because of the uneven temperature of the radiator or cells. On this basis, a theoretical model for a TPV system was constructed to compare the performance under different conditions of the series-connected (SC) module and the parallel-connected (PC) module, and was verified by the experimental results. The influences of the temperature gradient of the radiator or the cell module, and the series and shunt resistance of the TPV cell on the module performance were analyzed in detail. The results demonstrate that the PC module can effectively reduce the mismatch loss of output power caused by the uneven radiator temperature. The PC module, for instance, has a maximum output power of 2.54 times higher than that of the SC module when the radiator temperature difference is 500K. However, the output performance of the module connected in series is superior to the PC module while the cell temperature is non-uniform. The output power of the SC module is 9.93% higher than that of the PC module at the cell temperature difference of 125K. The short circuit current of the SC module is sensitive to the series and shunt resistance if the radiator temperature distribution is non-uniform. As the shunt resistance falls from ∞ to 0.5Ω, the current varies from 1.757A to 4.488A when the radiator temperature difference is 500K. As the series resistance rises from 6.6mΩ to 0.5Ω, this current falls from 2.132A to 1.654A under the same condition. This research also shows that the fill factor is not appropriate to evaluate the output performance of a TPV system. Furthermore, the theoretical model developed in this study is used to analyze and optimize the experimental TPV system, and consequently the output powers under two different conditions are enhanced by 20.24% and 33.99% respectively when a module is connected in parallel.

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  • Xu, Xiaojie & Ye, Hong & Xu, Yexin & Shen, Mingrong & Zhang, Xiaojing & Wu, Xi, 2014. "Experimental and theoretical analysis of cell module output performance for a thermophotovoltaic system," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 924-931.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:113:y:2014:i:c:p:924-931
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.029
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