An Improved Model for Optimal Design of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermoelectric Systems

Photovoltaic and thermoelectric modules can be incorporated together to realize better energy solution for building. The optimal design of building integrated photovoltaic thermoelectric systems (BIPVTE) becomes an important issue and previous methods cannot capture the dynamic feature and exact optimum point of the system. This study proposed a new and improved model which can locate the optimization design point with explicit way and considered the solar energy variations. Numerical results revealed that these method and model are effective and helpful for the design of BIPVTE systems.