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Photovoltaic Thermal System

Photovoltaic Thermal System

Teo, Han Guan

Paperback

Technology & Engineering

ISBN10: 3843368260
ISBN13: 9783843368261
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Pub
Published: Oct 26 2010
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Absorption of solar radiation increases the temperature of photovoltaic (PV) cells, resulting in a drop of electrical efficiency. A hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system was designed, fabricated and experimentally investigated in this work. To actively cool the PV cells, a parallel array of ducts with inlet/outlet manifold was designed for uniform airflow distribution and attached to the back of the PV panel. Experiments were performed with and without active cooling. A linear trend between the efficiency and temperature was found. Without active cooling, the temperature of the panel was high and solar cells can only achieve an efficiency of 8 to 9%. However, when the panel was operated under active cooling condition, the temperature dropped significantly leading to an increase in efficiency of solar cells between 12 and 14%.

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