Indoor simulation and testing of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collectors

Solanki, S.C. and Dubey, Swapnil and Tiwari, Arvind (2009) Indoor simulation and testing of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collectors. Applied Energy, 86 (11). pp. 2421-2428. ISSN 0306-2619

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Abstract:	An indoor standard test procedure has been developed for thermal and electrical testing of PV/T collectors connected in series. For this, a PV/T solar air heater has been designed, fabricated and its performance over different operating parameters were studied. Based on the energy balance equations, in a steady state condition, a thermal model has been developed. Comparison between experimental and theoretical results were also been carried out. The thermal and electrical efficiency of the solar heater is 42% and 8.4%, respectively. This test procedure can be used by manufacturers for testing of different types of PV modules in order to optimize its products.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2009 Elsevier
Faculty:	Engineering Technology (CTW)
Research Group:	Design, Production and Management (DPM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/80153
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.03.013
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