Among the various microCHP technologies, systems based on thermophotovoltaic (TPV) generators have received renewed attention. The TPV technique allows the radiation from an artificial emitter to be converted into electricity by using photovoltaic (PV) cells. In this paper, to assess the capability and potential of domestic microCHP TPV systems, a thermoeconomic analysis is performed. Different scenarios are presented and analyzed. The analysis performed allows the assessment of the TPV capability as a domestic microCHP system and the definition of possible configurations and scenarios which may be conveniently applied in the near future.
Thermoeconomic Analysis of MicroCHP Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Systems
CADORIN, Margherita;PINELLI, Michele;SPINA, Pier Ruggero;MORINI, Mirko
2010
Abstract
Among the various microCHP technologies, systems based on thermophotovoltaic (TPV) generators have received renewed attention. The TPV technique allows the radiation from an artificial emitter to be converted into electricity by using photovoltaic (PV) cells. In this paper, to assess the capability and potential of domestic microCHP TPV systems, a thermoeconomic analysis is performed. Different scenarios are presented and analyzed. The analysis performed allows the assessment of the TPV capability as a domestic microCHP system and the definition of possible configurations and scenarios which may be conveniently applied in the near future.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
