Conversion System Overview Assessment: Volume I, Solar Thermoelectrics

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5930808· OSTI ID:5930808

An assessment of thermoelectrics for solar energy conversion is given. There is significant potential for solar thermoelectrics in solar technologies where collector costs are low; e.g., Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and solar ponds. Reports of two studies by manufacturers assessing the cost of thermoelectric generators in large scale production are included in the appendix and several new concepts thermoelectric systems are presented. (WHK)

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 5930808
• Report Number(s): SERI/TR-35-78-V. 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
BISMUTH TELLURIDES
THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOPPING CYCLES
COST
DESIGN
ALLOYS
IRRIGATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
P-TYPE CONDUCTORS
PERFORMANCE
RELIABILITY
SOLAR PONDS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
USES
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ENERGY CONVERSION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PONDS
POWER PLANTS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
bismuth tellurides
thermoelectric properties
ocean thermal power plants
thermoelectric conversion
solar energy conversion
140502* - Solar Energy Conversion- Thermonic & Thermoelectric conversion
140800 - Solar Energy- Ocean Energy Systems
140700 - Solar Thermal Power Systems
300300 - Thermoelectric Generators