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  2. Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion - Wikipedia

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    PV systems in general operate at lower efficiency as the temperature increases, and in TPV systems, keeping the photovoltaic cool is a significant challenge. [ 7 ] This contrasts with a somewhat related concept, the "thermoradiative" or "negative emission" cells, in which the photodiode is on the hot side of the heat engine.

  3. Solar-cell efficiency - Wikipedia

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    This efficiency limit of ~34% can be exceeded by multijunction solar cells. If one has a source of heat at temperature T s and cooler heat sink at temperature T c, the maximum theoretically possible value for the ratio of work (or electric power) obtained to heat supplied is 1-T c /T s, given by a Carnot heat engine. If we take 6000 K for the ...

  4. Solar water heating - Wikipedia

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    The tested SWH system had about 20% of the impact of an electrical water heater and half that of a gas water heater. [ 51 ] Analysing their lower impact retrofit freeze-tolerant solar water heating system, Allen et al. (qv) reported a production CO 2 impact of 337 kg, which is around half the environmental impact reported in the Ardente et al ...

  5. Solar thermal collector - Wikipedia

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    harp: traditional design with bottom pipe risers and top collection pipe, used in low pressure thermosyphon and pumped systems; serpentine: one continuous S-shaped pipe that maximises temperature but not total energy yield in variable flow systems, used in compact solar domestic hot water only systems (no space heating role);

  6. Solar thermal energy - Wikipedia

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    The higher operating temperatures permit the plant to use higher-temperature dry heat exchangers for its thermal exhaust, reducing the plant's water use – critical in the deserts where large solar plants are practical. High temperatures also make heat storage more efficient, because more watt-hours are stored per unit of fluid.

  7. Thermodynamic efficiency limit - Wikipedia

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    Thermodynamic efficiency limit is the absolute maximum theoretically possible conversion efficiency of sunlight to electricity. Its value is about 86%, which is the Chambadal-Novikov efficiency , an approximation related to the Carnot limit , based on the temperature of the photons emitted by the Sun's surface.

  8. Solar-assisted heat pump - Wikipedia

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    The operating conditions' optimization of this system is the main challenge, because there are two opposing trends of the performance of the two sub-systems: by way of example, decreasing the evaporation temperature of the working fluid increases the thermal efficiency of the solar panel but decreases the performance of the heat pump, and consequently the COP. [4]

  9. Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector - Wikipedia

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    This is an effective method to maximize total system efficiency and reliability, but causes the thermal component to under-perform as compared to that achievable with a pure solar thermal collector. That is to say, the maximum operating temperatures for most PVT system are limited to less than the maximum cell temperature (typically below 100 °C).

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