Conversion of heat generated during normal PV panel operation into useful energy via a hybrid PV-TEG connection

Mohammed A. Qasim, Vladimir I. Velkin, Sergey E. Shcheklein, Sajjad A. Salih, Baseem A. Aljashaami, Alaa Ahmad Sammour

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Abstract- Normally, photovoltaic (PV) panel efficiency is impacted by ambient temperature and heat that they generate during operation with conversion of sunlight into electricity. Thus, it is important to find solutions to address this issue. The current paper presents a design of a hybrid PV-TEG panel. A 30 W PV panel is connected electrically in series with a thermoelectric generator (TEG) panel. The TEG panel is attached directly to the PV panel. A large amount of heat is dissipated in normal operation. This heat can be absorbed by the TEG panel and converted into useful electricity. The TEG panel is built from 32 TEG modules. Four Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) methods are used, where their output is modulated as pulses to drive a DC/DC boost converter. The MPPT methods are the Perturb & Observe (P&O) algorithm, Incremental Conductance (IC) algorithm, Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC), and Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controller (IT2FLC). In this design, power and efficiency of the hybrid system are improved by 18.16% and 18.34%, respectively. Furthermore, a study of system expansion up to 20 PV-TEG hybrid panels is made. The results demonstrate excellent performance of the hybrid panel over that of a PV panel alone.


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Keywords- FLC, IT2FLC, Hybrid, MPPT, PV-TEG, Thermoelectric Generator.

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