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Thermoelectric generation by solar light concentration using water lens

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24656574
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Energy engineering
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

SUZUKI Ryosuke  北海道大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (80179275)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KINOSHITA Hiroshi  福島工業高等専門学校, 機械工学科, 教授 (40177895)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) NATSUI Shungo  北海道大学, 工学研究院材料科学部門, 助教 (70706879)
KOUMOTO Kunihito  名古屋大学, 工学部応用化学科, 教授 (30133094)
FUNAHASHI Ryoji  独立行政法人産業総合研究所, 関西センター, 主任研究員 (60344107)
ANNO Hiroaki  山口東京理科大学, 工学部電気工学科, 教授 (60279106)
Research Collaborator FUJISAKA Takeyuki  北大, 工学院, 大学院生
SUI Hongtao  北大, 工学院, 大学院生
NAKAGAWA Atsushi  北大, 工学部, 学生
ITO Keita  北大, 工学部, 学生
HAKOZAKI Hidetoshi  福島高専, 専修科, 学生
ISHI Toshio  北大, 工学研究院材料科学部門, 客員教授
MENG Xiangning  北大, 工学研究院材料科学部門, JSPS外国人特別研究員
LERTSATITTHANAKORN Charanporan  King Mongkut University of Technology, 教授
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords熱電変換 / 水レンズ / エネルギー変換 / 屈折 / 集光 / 計算機実験 / 微分方程式 / 光学 / 熱電発電 / 太陽光 / 計算機シミュレーション / 伝熱現象 / 熱交換器 / 直流発電 / 出力 / 集熱 / 集光率
Research Abstract

This work proposes that water lens consists of only a transparent sheet and water, and that it concentrates the solar light and heat. Both calculation and experiments confirmed that a half-cylindrical lens could accumulate the light. Analytical equation describing the lens shape was given and solved numerically. The refraction and ray tracing were evaluated for the perpendicular and slant irradiations. It is predicted that there exists the optimal tension for an amount of filled water in the sheet, and that the maximum concentration ratio exceeds, for example, 75 if the width of sheet is fixed at 1m. The concentration effects for the slant ray were also estimated to simulate the sunrise and sunset. These results contribute to the system design of flexible lens corresponding to the solar dairy movement.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (49 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (16 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 14 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (28 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Using water lens for Light Concentration in Thermoelectric Generation2014

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hongtao Sui, Hidetoshi Hakozaki, Hiroshi Kinoshita and Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      J. Electron. Mater.,

      Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Pages: 2086-2093

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-013-2965-5

    • NAID

      120005607882

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Light-Concentration Characteristic of Water Lens and its Application to Thermoelectric Generation2014

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hongtao Sui, Hidetoshi Hakozaki, Hiroshi Kinoshita R. O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      Key Eng.Mater.

      Volume: 617 Pages: 247-250

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Simulation of a Thermoelectric Module Having Parallelogram Elements2014

    • Author(s)
      Xiangning Meng, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito, Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

      Volume: 55 Issue: 8 Pages: 1219-1225

    • DOI

      10.2320/matertrans.E-M2014822

    • NAID

      130004455354

    • ISSN
      1345-9678, 1347-5320
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Analysis for Pai-type Thermoelectric Module with Tilted Element?2014

    • Author(s)
      Xiangning Meng, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito, R. O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      Materials Research Innovations

      Volume: 18 Suppl, 4(in press)

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Analysis for Helical Power Generation Systems2014

    • Author(s)
      Xiangning Meng, Takeyuki Fujisaka, R. O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      J.Electron.Mater.

      Volume: 43 Pages: 1509-1520

    • NAID

      120005607881

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Analysis for Helical Power Generation Systems2014

    • Author(s)
      Xiangning Meng, Takeyuki Fujisaka and Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      J. Electron. Mater.,

      Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Pages: 1509-1520

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-013-2768-8

    • NAID

      120005607881

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Analysis for Pai-type Thermoelectric Module with Tilted Elements2014

    • Author(s)
      Xiangning Meng, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito and Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      Materials Research Innovations

      Volume: 18 Suppl.4

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optimization of Module Shape in Thermoelectric Power Generation2014

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O. Suzuki and Takeyuki Fujisaka
    • Journal Title

      Key Engineering Materials

      Volume: 608

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Light-Concentration Characteristic of Water Lens and its Application to Thermoelectric Generation2014

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hongtao Sui, Hidetoshi Hakozaki, Hiroshi Kinoshita and Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      Key Engineering Materials

      Volume: 608

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Generation Using Water Lenses2013

    • Author(s)
      R. O. Suzuki Atsushi Nakagawa, Hongtao Sui, Takeyuki Fujisaka
    • Journal Title

      J.Electron.Mater.

      Volume: 42(7) Pages: 1960-1965

    • NAID

      120005530842

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Design and Numerical Evaluation of Cascade-Type Thermoelectric Modules2013

    • Author(s)
      Takeyuki Fujisaka, Hongtao Sui, R. O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      J.Electron.Mater.

      Volume: 42(7) Issue: 7 Pages: 1688-1696

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-012-2400-3

    • NAID

      120005530845

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report 2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric properties of n-type Mn3-xCrxSi4Al2 in air2013

    • Author(s)
      R. Funahashi, Y. Matsumura, H. Tanaka, T. Takeuchi, W. Norimatsu, E. Combe, R. O. Suzuki, Y. Wang, C. Wan, S. Katsuyama, M. Kusunoki, and K. Koumoto
    • Journal Title

      J. of Applied Physics,

      Volume: 112 Issue: 7 Pages: 73713-73713

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4755793

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Generation Using Water Lenses2013

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O. Suzuki, Atsushi Nakagawa, Hongtao Sui, Takeyuki Fujisaka
    • Journal Title

      J. Electron. Mater.

      Volume: 42 Issue: 7 Pages: 1960-1965

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-013-2483-5

    • NAID

      120005530842

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dimensional Optimization of Thermoelectric Modules for Solar Power Generation2012

    • Author(s)
      Takeyuki Fujisaka, R. O. Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      IECON 2012 38th Annual Conf. on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 25.28 Oct., 2012, Ecole de Technologie Superieure de Montreal, Universite du Quebec, Canada, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

      Volume: 1 Pages: 5868-5872

    • DOI

      10.1109/iecon.2012.6389124

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report 2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Power generation using the fluids blown perpendicular to the TE panel2012

    • Author(s)
      R. O. Suzuki, Y. Sasaki, T. Fujisaka and M. Chen
    • Journal Title

      IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

      Volume: 1 Pages: 5873-5878

    • DOI

      10.1109/iecon.2012.6389123

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optimization of Design in Cascade-Type Thermoelectric Module2012

    • Author(s)
      R. O. Suzuki and T. Fujisaka
    • Journal Title

      Proc. Powder Metallurgy World Congress and Exhibition (PM2012 YOKOHAMA)

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 水レンズの集光を利用した熱電発電2013

    • Author(s)
      伊藤 圭太, 箱崎英俊, 木下 博嗣, 鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      平成25年度日本金属学会・日本鉄鋼協会両北海道支部合同サマーセッション
    • Place of Presentation
      室蘭工業大学
    • Year and Date
      2013-07-26
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 太陽熱利用熱電発電用水レンズの試作と特性評価2013

    • Author(s)
      箱崎 英俊、木下博嗣、鈴木 亮輔
    • Organizer
      機械学会東北支部学生会
    • Place of Presentation
      一関高専
    • Year and Date
      2013-03-11
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] A light-concentration characteristic of the water lens and its application to the thermoelectric generation2013

    • Author(s)
      Keita Ito, Hongtao Sui, Xiangning Meng, Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      2nd International Symposium onI norganic and Environmental Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 太陽熱電発電への適用に向けた水レンズの検討2013

    • Author(s)
      伊藤 圭太, 箱崎 英俊, 木下 博嗣, 鈴木 亮輔
    • Organizer
      第十回日本熱電学会学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Design of TE Generation under a Constant Heat Flux2013

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O. Suzuki, Hong Tao Sui, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito, Xiangning Meng
    • Organizer
      JST-EPSRC&CREST 4th Int. Workshop on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      The Westin Resort & Conf. Center Awaji Island
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Simulation of Water Lens to Use for Thermoelectric Generation2013

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hidetoshi Hakozaki, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      JST-EPSRC&CREST 4th Int. Workshop on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      The Westin Resort & Conf. Center Awaji Island
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Optimal Design of Thermoelectric Modules under Solar Radiation2013

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O. Suzuki, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito, Xiangning Meng, Hongtao Sui
    • Organizer
      The 32nd Int. Conf. on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe Int. Conf. Center, Kobe Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Light Concentration by Water Lens for Thermoelectric Generation2013

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hongtao Sui, Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      The 32nd Int. Conf. on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe Int. Conf.Center, Kobe Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 太陽熱利用型熱電発電の特性評価2013

    • Author(s)
      伊藤 圭太、藤坂 岳之、鈴木 亮輔
    • Organizer
      日本金属学会・日本鉄鋼協会両北海道支部合同冬季講演大会
    • Place of Presentation
      室蘭工業大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Optimal Design of Thermoelectric Modules under Solar Radiation2013

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O. Suzuki, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito, Xiangning Meng, Hontao Sui
    • Organizer
      The 32nd International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2013)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A light-concentration characteristic of the water lens and its application to the thermoelectric generation2013

    • Author(s)
      Keita Ito, Hongtao Sui, Xiangning Meng and Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      2nd International Symposium on Inorganic and Environmental Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 太陽熱電発電への適用に向けた水レンズの検討2013

    • Author(s)
      伊藤圭太,箱崎英俊, 木下博嗣, 鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      第十回日本熱電学会学術講演会(TSJ2013)
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学豊田講堂(名古屋市)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Design of TE Generation under a Constant Heat Flux2013

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O. Suzuki, Hong Tao Sui, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Keita O. Ito, and Xiangning Meng
    • Organizer
      JST-EPSRC& CREST 4th International Workshop on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      The Westin Resort & Conference Center Awaji Island
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Simulation of Water Lens to Use for Thermoelectric Generation2013

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hidetoshi Hakozaki, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      JST-EPSRC& CREST 4th International Workshop on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      The Westin Resort & Conference Center Awaji Island
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Light Concentration by Water Lens for Thermoelectric Generation2013

    • Author(s)
      Keita O. Ito, Hongtao Sui, and Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      The 32nd International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2013)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 太陽熱利用型熱電発電の特性評価2013

    • Author(s)
      伊藤圭太,藤坂岳之,鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      日本金属学会日本鉄鋼協会両北海道支部合同冬季講演大会
    • Place of Presentation
      室蘭工業大学(北海道)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Dimensional Optimization of Thermoelectric Modules for Solar Power Generation2012

    • Author(s)
      Takeyuki Fujisaka, Ryosuke O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      The 38th Annual Conf. of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Soc., IEEEIECON2012
    • Place of Presentation
      ÉTS, Montreal, Canada
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Thermoelectric Generation Using Water Lens Concentrating Solar Heat2012

    • Author(s)
      R. O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      JST-EPSRC, JST-MOST & CREST Joint Workshop on Thermoeletcrics
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya Univ.
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 水レンズを用いる熱電発電シミュレーション2012

    • Author(s)
      隋洪涛、藤坂 岳之、鈴木 亮輔
    • Organizer
      第九回日本熱電学会学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] ThermoelectricGeneration Using Water Lens2012

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke O.Suzuki, Atsushi Nakagawa, Hongtao Sui,Takeyuki Fujisaka
    • Organizer
      Int. Conf. on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      Aalborg Denmark
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Using water lens for thermoelectric generation2012

    • Author(s)
      HongtaoSui, Takeyuki Fujisaka, Ryosuke O.Suzuki
    • Organizer
      Int. Conf. on Thermoelectrics
    • Place of Presentation
      Aalborg Denmark
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Power generation using the fluids blown perpendicular to the TE panel2012

    • Author(s)
      R. O. Suzuki, Y. Sasaki, T. Fujisaka and M. Chen
    • Organizer
      38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      Universite du Quebec, Mntreal, Canada
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Dimensional optimization of thermoelectric modules for solar power generation2012

    • Author(s)
      T. Fujisaka and R. O. Suzuki
    • Organizer
      38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      Universite du Quebec, Mntreal, Canada
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Thermoelectric Generation Using Water Lens Concentrating Solar Heat2012

    • Author(s)
      R.O.Suzuki
    • Organizer
      JST-EPSRC, JST-MOST & CREST Joint Workshop on Thermoeletcrics
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(愛知県)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 数値解析による多段型熱電発電モジュールの最適化2012

    • Author(s)
      藤坂岳之、隋 洪涛、鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      日本熱電学会第9回学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学大岡山キャンパス(東京都)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 水レンズを用いる熱電発電シミュレーション2012

    • Author(s)
      隋 洪涛、藤坂岳之、鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      日本熱電学会第9回学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学大岡山キャンパス(東京都)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 太陽熱利用熱電発電用水レンズの試作と特性評価

    • Author(s)
      箱崎 英俊、木下博嗣、鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      機械学会 東北支部学生会
    • Place of Presentation
      一ノ関高専門学校(岩手県)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 水レンズの集光を利用した熱電発電

    • Author(s)
      伊藤圭太, 箱崎英俊、木下博嗣、鈴木亮輔
    • Organizer
      平成25年度日本金属学会・日本鉄鋼協会両北海道支部合同サマーセッション
    • Place of Presentation
      室蘭工業大学(北海道)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 北海道大学大学院工学研究院材料科学部門エコプロセス工学研究室 ホームページ

    • URL

      http://labs.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/ecopro/

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 太陽熱発電

    • URL

      http://labs.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/ecopro/researching.php#solar

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 研究代表者 鈴木亮輔 個人のページ

    • URL

      http://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/ecopro/rosuzuki/index.html

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 北海道大学大学院工学研究院材料科学部門エコプロセス工学研究室 ホームページ

    • URL

      http://labs.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/ecopro/

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 太陽熱発電

    • URL

      http://labs.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/ecopro/researching.php#solar

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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