Abstract
The present work provides a semi-analytic method to conduct performance analysis of a near-field thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system with a backside reflector. For calculating the power output of the near-field TPV system, continuity equation for the diffusion of minority carrier should be solved. Finite difference method is often employed to solve the equation but its long calculation time hampers the optimization of the system. Here, we propose an approximate semi-analytical solution which can be used to get power output of the near-field TPV system with the backside reflector in significantly reduced calculation time. It was found that the proposed method can reproduce the power output of the near-field TPV system with the backside reflector with error less than 4% compared to finite difference model prediction.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, RAD 2019 |
Publisher | Begell House Inc. |
Pages | 377-384 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781567004793 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | 9th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, RAD 2019 - Athens, Greece Duration: 3 Jun 2019 → 7 Jun 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the International Symposium on Radiative Transfer |
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Volume | 2019-June |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2642-5629 |
Conference
Conference | 9th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, RAD 2019 |
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Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Athens |
Period | 3/06/19 → 7/06/19 |
Bibliographical note
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