Dr N Sellami, Dr F Muhammad Sukki
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Funded by School of Engineering - Robert Gordon University offers this Fees only full-time PhD studentship for home and overseas candidates
Closing Date: 31 March 2018
Start Date: 1 October 2018
Reference: ENG18-03
Summary of the project
The adoption of solar concentration helps reducing the cost of solar energy generation by replacing PV material with low cost reflective or refractive material. However the adoption of solar concentration creates other challenges and problems. The main challenge that requires further investigations and conceptual practical design is the temperature increase of the solar cells under concentration.
Photovoltaics technology can achieve further economic viability if the efficiency is optimised by keeping the temperature of the solar cells as minimum as possible and maximising the gains in energy harvested from cooling and energy saving from excluding the tracking mechanism. The total efficiency of the CPV/T system can be enhanced by using of the thermal energy collected to cool down the solar cells. In this project, we propose a further enhancement of the CPV/T system by maximising the thermal energy collected using the concentrator system in both ways: (i) to reflect the incident rays on the solar cells and (ii) to absorb the incidents rays outside the acceptance angle range. The project will include a simulation work covering optical and thermal simulation, fabrication of a prototype and testing of its power performance. Engineering aspects as well as economics are also to be investigated.
This PhD offers an excellent opportunity to design and characterise a solar energy system based on a novel design idea of solar concentration.
Please see further information available at:
http://www.rgu.ac.uk/research/graduate-schools/applying-for-a-researchdegree/funded-studentship-opportunities.
Applicants should apply by email to: [Email Address Removed] and [Email Address Removed]
Your application should include a CV and an outline research proposal of approximately 500 words, please ensure you quote the reference number ENG18-03.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 31 March 2018.
It is expected that candidates are available to register and commence study in October 2018.
Entry Requirements
Applicants should have a a UK honours degree at 2.i or higher, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline such Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Electrical or Materials Science. An MSc in a relevant subject is highly desirable. Knowledge or experience of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is advantageous.
Funding Notes
Applicants are eligible for a fee waiver studentship for the duration of the 3 year award dependent upon qualifications and experience. This studentship will cover the tuition fees only for qualified UK/EU or overseas students. Interested candidates will have to secure their own financial support to support their living costs.
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