Predicting the performance of amorphous and crystalline silicon based photovoltaic solar thermal collectors
Autor: | R. Daghigh, Goh Li Jin, Adnan Ibrahim, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Mohd Hafidz Ruslan |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Amorphous silicon
Thermal efficiency Materials science Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Photovoltaic system Energy Engineering and Power Technology Amorphous solid Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector chemistry.chemical_compound Fuel Technology Thermal conductivity Nuclear Energy and Engineering chemistry Thermal Electronic engineering Optoelectronics Crystalline silicon business |
Zdroj: | Energy Conversion and Management. 52:1741-1747 |
ISSN: | 0196-8904 |
Popis: | BIPVT is an application where solar PV/T modules are integrated into the building structure. System design parameters such as thermal conductivity and fin efficiency, type of cells, type of coolant and operating conditions are factors which influence the performance of BIPVT. Attempts have been made to improve the efficiency of building-integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT). A new design concept of water-based PVT collector for building-integrated applications has been designed and evaluated. The results of simulation study of amorphous silicon (a-Si) PV/T and crystalline silicon (c-Si) module types are based on the metrological condition of Malaysia for a typical day in March. At a flow rate of 0.02 kg/s, solar radiation level between 700 and 900 W/m 2 and ambient temperature between 22 and 32 °C, the electrical, thermal and combined photovoltaic thermal efficiencies for the PV/T (a-Si) were 4.9%, 72% and 77%, respectively. Moreover, the electrical, thermal and combined photovoltaic thermal efficiencies of the PV/T (c-Si) were 11.6%, 51% and 63%. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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