Long-term analysis of a small-scale concentrated photovoltaic-thermal system with a nanoparticle-based optical filter

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dc.contributor.advisorSchaefer, Laura Aen_US
dc.creatorRodrigues Fernandes, Marceloen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T14:48:03Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T14:48:03Zen_US
dc.date.created2018-05en_US
dc.date.issued2018-04-18en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2018en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T14:48:03Zen_US
dc.description.abstractRecent years have seen a sharp increase in the range and implementation of solar energy conversion systems, with an overall goal of reducing fossil fuel dependence. One example of such systems is a concentrated photovoltaic-thermal (CPV-T) system that uses nanofluid-based optical filters, which can generate electricity and absorb heat from sunlight. Although spectral filtering CPV-T systems have been explored in the literature for power generation, they have not been investigated for domestic applications. In this work, dynamic simulations of a small-scale spectral filtering CPV-T system under the climatic conditions of Tucson, Arizona, are performed. The long-term simulations indicate that the proposed CPV-T system can offset a total of 1.317 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year per household. If implemented in 10% of the households in the U.S., the total CO2 offset by the proposed system would be equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 3.19 million passenger vehicles per year.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRodrigues Fernandes, Marcelo. "Long-term analysis of a small-scale concentrated photovoltaic-thermal system with a nanoparticle-based optical filter." (2018) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105714">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105714</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105714en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectconcentrated photovoltaic thermalen_US
dc.subjectCPV-Ten_US
dc.subjectspectral filteringen_US
dc.subjectspectral beam splittingen_US
dc.subjectlong-term analysisen_US
dc.titleLong-term analysis of a small-scale concentrated photovoltaic-thermal system with a nanoparticle-based optical filteren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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