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A Study on Solar Thermophotovoltaic System

Author(s):

Rajesh. G, EASA College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu; Dr. K. Sebasthi Rani ,EASA College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Keywords

STPV (Solar Thermal Photovoltaic), TPV (Thermo Photovoltaic) (Gasb) Gallium Antimonide, (PV) Photovoltaic, (IR) Infrared

Abstract

STPV Technique is an abbreviation of Solar-Thermal Photo Voltaic system, in simple words; It is the technique in which Electricity is generated from heat waves. The different ways and steps involved in this techniques have been discussed also the recent studies on this topic has been overviewed in detail.

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