Maximizing energy generation: A study of radiative cooling-based thermoelectric power devices

Zijie Shi; Kai Zhang; Kaiyu Jiang; Haoran Li; Peiliang Ye; Haibin Yang; Omid Mahian

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.127283

Maximizing energy generation: A study of radiative cooling-based thermoelectric power devices

Zijie Shi, Kai Zhang, Kaiyu Jiang, Haoran Li, Peiliang Ye, Haibin Yang, Omid Mahian

College of Urban Construction

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In the present study, a continuous thermoelectric power generation device (CTEG_RC) has been fabricated by combining the recently proposed radiative cooling paint with a commercially available thermoelectric generator (TEG) to achieve continuous power generation throughout the day. The CTEG_RC has been modeled and the results have been verified through experiments, and then the effects of structural and environmental parameters on the performance of the CTEG_RC have been discussed in detail. The annual performance of the CTEG_RC has been evaluated for five different weather conditions (five cities in China) based on the established model. It has been shown that an annual power generation of 241.46 Wh/m²-423.86 Wh/m² can be achieved for the applications of the CTEG_RC in the five climate zones of China based on an optimal area ratio of 11 for the radiative cooling module to the TEG.

Original language	English
Article number	127283
Journal	Energy
Volume	274
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127283
State	Published - 1 Jul 2023

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Energy conversion
Power generation
Radiative cooling
Thermoelectric

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