SYSTEM PERFORMANCE STUDIES ON A PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL (PV/T) AIR HEATING COLLECTOR/

Authors
GARG HP ADHIKARI RS
Citation
Hp. Garg et Rs. Adhikari, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE STUDIES ON A PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL (PV/T) AIR HEATING COLLECTOR/, Renewable energy, 16(1-4), 1999, pp. 725-730
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels
Journal title
Renewable energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601481
Volume
16
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
725 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1481(1999)16:1-4<725:SPSOAP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A computer simulation model is presented for the analysis of a solar p hotovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid collector with air as heat transfer fluid and algorithm for making quantitative prediction regarding the p erformance of the system is described. Thermal efficiency curves for t he solar PV/T hybrid collectors corresponding to various type of absor bers have been derived. In order to appreciate the model, numerical ca lculations have been made for evaluating the system performance corres ponding to typical climate of Delhi, India. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.