Small‐scale electricity generation through thermal harvesting in rooftop photovoltaic picogrid using passively cooled heat conversion devices

• Published in: Environmental quality management Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 95 - 102
• Main Authors: Ajewole, Titus O., Olabode, Olakunle E., Alawode, Kehinde O., Lawal, Muyideen O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Arrays; conductivity; Electric power systems; Electricity; Electricity distribution; Electricity generation; Energy conversion; Environmental quality; Heat; Hot climates; metal plate; Metal plates; Modules; Parallel connected; Passive cooling; Photovoltaic cells; PV array; Roofs; Solar cells; TEG modules; Thermoelectric generators; waste heat

Investigated in this study is harnessing the heat energy absorbed by photovoltaic (PV) solar cells for electricity generation, in order to boost the electric power output of rooftop PV power system, without expending on cooling the energy conversion devices. An experiment was carried out in which a...