Desenvolvimento de um sistema concentrador heliotermoelétrico de efeito seebeck

Abstract

The work proposed in this dissertation shows the procedures for dimensioning, construction and testing of an energy converter that combines concentrated heliothermic technology (CSP) associated with thermoelectric coolers (TEC) in order to convert thermal energy into electrical energy directly following the Seebeck principle without the need for conventional electrical energy transformation equipment such as conventional electric turbines and generators. The use of thermoelectric coolers (TEC) to convert thermal energy from concentrated sunlight into electrical energy is still little explored, making this work a pioneer, opening a new line of research in solar energy conversion systems. . For testing, two field-tested prototypes were built. The efficiency ratio presented between the two solar concentration systems, designed, built and tested by the author, proved to be promising since the results obtained in bench tests were satisfactory, which allowed to verify the operational viability of the proposed system.