In the present study, the thermodynamic, environmental, and economic analyses are
conducted on photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) and photovoltaic/thermal-thermoelectric generator …

The rise in the operating temperature of the modules is one of the key issues limiting the
intensive utilization of the solar photovoltaic concentrator (C-PV) system. The excessive heat …

Despite the desirable perks offered by solar thermoelectric generators (TEGs), their
efficiencies are nowhere close to those of solar photovoltaic systems. This has limited their …

Photovoltaics (PVs) are an effective technology to harvest the solar energy and satisfy the
increasing global electricity demand. The effectiveness and life span of PVs could be …

Electricity is a critical component of many everyday activities, demanding continuing
research to create new or improved techniques for generating electrical power …

The performance of thermoelectric devices improves either by changing the thermoelectric
material properties or the geometry of the thermoelectric leg. Many research papers show …

Theoretical modeling and experimental validation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG)
integrated with a phase change material (PCM) are reported in this paper. The proposed …

Owing to the advantages of small size, stable operational performance, and precise control
of temperature, the thermoelectric cooler (TEC) has been widely applied to electronics …

Thermoelectric modules are capable of converting heat into electric energy via the Seebeck
effect. Therefore the addition of the thermoelectric generator modules (TEG) between the PV …

To deal with the problem of low thermoelectric conversion efficiency in thermoelectric power
generation (TEG), this work designs an improved immune genetic algorithm (IIGA) to …