Incorporating thermoelectric effect with solar power on solar panels

• Main Author: Neo, You Rui
• Other Authors: So Ping Lam
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Electric power
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60410
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The current solar panels only generate electricity using the light energy emitted from the sun through photovoltaic effect. These solar panels get heated up rapidly due to the sun’s heat. The excess heat on the solar panels not only lowers its efficiency, it is often neglected and ignored. With the...