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Development of direct energy conversion system from high temperature thermal radiation to electricity by solar themophotovoltaic system

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11555057
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section展開研究
Research Field Thermal engineering
Research InstitutionTOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

YUGAMI Hiroo  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineening, Professor, 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (60192803)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMAGUCHI Masafumi  Toyota Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Professor, 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (50268033)
MARUYAMA Shigenao  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineening, Professor, 流体科学研究所, 教授 (80173962)
OHTA Terukazu  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineening, Professor, 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (00006678)
山口 裕美  石川島播磨重工業株式会社, 技術研究所・基礎研究部, 研究員
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥13,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥8,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,200,000)
KeywordsTermophotovoltaic / Solar Cells / Photovoltaic cell / Solar energy utilization / Concentrated Solar Energy / Selective emitter / Surface grating / Photonic crystal
Research Abstract

Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) power generation is considered to be a new environment friendly power generation system. In this study, we have investigate the TPV system driven by concentrated solar thermal energy as the primary resource, which is called as solar-TPV and is the clean and renewable energy system. The first demonstrate of solar-TPV experiment in Japan is planned in this project. Several key component technologies, such as solar concentrator, solar thermal receiver, rare-earth selective emitter, and photovoltaic cell for TPV, are also investigated in this study. The following results are obtained in this project.
(1) We have constructed the system, which was composed of the auto-tracking parabolic concentrator using CCD camera. A solar image at the focal point is evaluated by measuring the spatial distribution of solar heat. Using this data a solar thermal receiver is designed and tested under real solar system. From this experiment, we obtained receiver temperature more than 1500K by using Mo thermal shield. In addition to this, it is found selective emitter system boots the receiver temperature. This can be attributed to narrow thermal radiation spectrum. (2) Two kind of selective thermal radiators, which are a key technology to increase the TPV efficiency, are investigated in this study. Rare-earth (Er) doped selective emitter shows high selective radiation as compare as that developed by NASA and high thermal stability up to 20OK. The manufacturing process of surface grating structure on tungsten metal substrate is established. We observe the clear emission peak corresponding the surface periodicity. The high temperature resistive W gratings is also obtained in this study. (3) PV cell experiment revealed that the optimum distance between PV cell and radiator exist on TPV system.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All Other

All Publications (27 results)

  • [Publications] Hiroo Yugami, Hiromi Sasa, Masafumi Yamaguchi: "Thermophotovoltaic systems for civilian and industrial applications in Japan"Semiconductor Science and Technology. 18. S1-S8 (2003)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami et al.: "Solar selective absorbers based on two-dimensional W surface gratings with submicron periods for high-temperature photothermal conversion"Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. (印刷中). (2003)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami et al.: "Spectrally Selective Radiators and Absorbers with Periodic Microstructured Surface for High Temperature Applications"Microscale Thermophysical Engineering. 7(印刷中). (2003)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami et al.: "High-temperature resistive surface grating for spectral control of thermal radiation"International Symposium on Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transoprt 2002. 55-57 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami et al.: "Selective Radiators and Absorbers with Periodic Microstructured Surface for High Temperature Applications"Applied Physics Letters. 82. 1685-1687 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroo Yugami et al.: "A broadband antireflection for GaSb by means of subwavelength grating (SWG) structures"Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV5). 82. 482-487 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroo Yugami, Hiromi Sasa, Masafumi Yamaguchi: "Termophotovoltaic systems for civilian and industrlal applications in Japan"Semiconductor Science and Technology. 18. S1-S8 (2003)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami, Yoshiaki Kanamori and Kazuhiro Hane: "Solar selective absorbers besed on two-dimensional W surface gratings wilh submicron periods for high-temperature photothermal conversion"Solar Energy materials & Solar Cells. in-press. (2003)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami, Yoshiaki Kanamori, and Kazuhiro Hane: "Spectrally Selective Radiators and Absorbers with Periodic Microstructured Surface for Hiah Temperature Applications"Microscale Thermophysical Engineering. 7, in-press. (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami et al.: "High-temperature resistive surface grating for spectral control of thermal radiation"International Symposium on Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transport. 55-57 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Yoshiaki Kanamori, and Hiroo Yugami: "Selective Radiators and Absorbers with Periodic Microstructured Surface for High Temperature Applications"Applied Physics Letters. 82. 1685-1687 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroo Yugami: "A broadband antireflection for GaSb by means of subwavelength grating(SWG) structures"Proceedings of the 5^<th> Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricily (TPV5). 82. 482-487 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.SAI, H.YUGAMI, Y.AKIYAMA, Y.KANAMORI, K.HANE: "SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURED SELECTIVE EMITTERS FOR TPV SYSTEMS"Proceedings of 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 1016-1019 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.YUGAMI, H.SAI, K.NAKAMURA, N.NAKAGAWA, H.OHTSUBO: "Solar-TPV Using Al_2O_3/Er_3Al_5O_<12> Eutectic Composite Selective Emitter"Proceedings of 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 1214-1217 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Kanamori, K.Hane, H.Sai, H.Yugami: "100nm Period Silicon Antireflection Structures Fabricated Using a Porous Alumina Membrane Mask"APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 78. 142-143 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Sai, Hiroo Yugami, Yasuhiro Akiyama, Yoshiaki Kanamori, Kazuhiro Hane: "Spectral Control of Thermal Emission by Periodic Microstructured Surfasces in the Near-infrared Region"Journal of Optical Society of America A. 18. 1471-1476 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Maruyama, T.Kashiwa, H.Yugami, M.Esashi: "Thermal Radiation from Two-dimensionally Confined Modes in Microcavityies"Applied Physics Letters. 79. 1393-1395 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Sai et al.: "Selcctive Emission of Al_2O_3/Er_3Al_5O_<12> Eutectic Composite for Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity"Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 39・No.4. 1957-1961 (2000)

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      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Naito et al.: "An Experimental Study of a Solar Receiver for JEM Experiment Program"Proceedings of 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. 1111-1116 (2000)

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      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Kanamori et.al: "100nm period silicon antireflection structures fabricated using a porous alumina membrane mask"APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 78. 142-143 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Yugami et al.: "SOLAR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC USING Al_2O_3/Er_3Al_5O_<12> EUTECTIC COMPOSITE SELECTIVE EMITTER"Proceedings of 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,. (印刷中). (2001)

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      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Sai et al.: "MICROSTRUCTURED SI SELECTIVE EMITTERS FOR TPV GENERATION SYSTEMS"Proceedings of 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,. (印刷中). (2001)

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      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Sai et al.: "Selective Emission of Al_2O_3Er_3Al_5O_<12> Eutectic Composite for Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity No. 4,(2000) in press"Jpn. J. Applied Physics. NO.4. 印刷中 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Yugami et al.: "Concentration of Fiber Transmitted Solar Energy by CPC for Solar Thermal Utilization"Journal de Physique IV. 9. 545-550 (1999)

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      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Naito et al.: "CO_2 Recovery from Alkanol-Amine Solution Using Integrated Stationary Evacuated Concentrators"Journal de Physique IV. 9. 349-354 (1999)

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      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 湯上 浩雄 他: "選択放射エミッタ-を用いた太陽熱光起発電システム"第19回宇宙エネルギーシンポジウム論文集. 印刷中 (2000)

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      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 湯上 浩雄 他: "高密度太陽エネルギーの光ファイバー伝送と月資源利用2"第19回宇宙エネルギーシンポジウム論文集. 印刷中 (2000)

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      1999 Annual Research Report

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