Optimization of Thermophotovoltaic Systems Using One Dimensional Photonic Crystal Optical Filters with a Graded Index of Refraction Profile

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Brien, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMansoor, Mehran Sepah
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-18T18:01:53Z
dc.date.available2024-03-18T18:01:53Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-16
dc.date.updated2024-03-16T10:44:57Z
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the enhancement of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems using one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPC) with a graded index of refraction as optical filters. It compares three 1DPC configurations: graded index, traditional quarter-wave, and modified quarter-wave stacks, to improve TPV performance. Designed for TPV applications, these filters aim to increase in-band transparency and minimize absorption while ensuring high out-of-band reflection. Graded index 1DPCs, made of porous silicon dioxide and solid zirconium dioxide, exhibit low absorbance across a broad spectrum, offering a novel approach in TPV applications. Significantly, a double-stack graded filter at an emitter temperature of 2000 K achieved 74% in-band transmittance and 55% out-of-band reflectance. Highlighting a design trade-off, the study presents an optimal filter configuration that yields a 24% system efficiency and a power density of 6.9 W/cm^2. The analysis focuses on system efficiency and power output, emphasizing the advancement in TPV efficiency through the application of graded index 1DPC filters.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41898
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subject.keywordsThermophotovoltaic
dc.subject.keywordsSustainable energy
dc.subject.keywordsOptical filter
dc.subject.keywordsPhotonic crystals
dc.titleOptimization of Thermophotovoltaic Systems Using One Dimensional Photonic Crystal Optical Filters with a Graded Index of Refraction Profile
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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