Concentrated Solar Power with Thermoelectric Generator—An Approach Using the Cross-Entropy Optimization Method

João Ider, Adhimar Oliveira, Rero Rubinger, Ana Karoline Silva, Aluízio Assini, Geraldo Tiago-Filho and Marcia Baldissera
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João Ider: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Adhimar Oliveira: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Rero Rubinger: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Ana Karoline Silva: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Aluízio Assini: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Geraldo Tiago-Filho: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Marcia Baldissera: Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Federal University of Itajuba, Av. BPS, 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-11

Abstract: In this research, a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) as a Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC), using Peltier cooling modules for power generation was analyzed by the Cross-Entropy method. When comparing conventional solar electric generators with this system, we have the advantage that it is compact and lightweight and can be easily assembled and used as low-cost power generation equipment. For this system, we perform I(V) measurements and use fit models to accurately extract the model parameters. This is all in a standalone, robust, and simultaneous fit of three equations, through the global optimization method called Cross-Entropy. This is a robust method that had never been applied to extract parameters in a thermoelectric generation.

Keywords: Concentrated Solar Power; Parabolic Trough Collector; Seebeck effect; Cross-Entropy; optimization method; efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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