Passive and active performance assessment of building integrated hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal collector prototypes: Energy, comfort, and economic analyses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118435
Abstract: Abstract Solar systems represent a viable way to reduce in a sustainable manner building energy consumptions. Nevertheless, two issues can be underlined: insufficient building surface areas for hosting typical stand-alone solar devices and related high… read more here.
Keywords: energy; integrated hybrid; thermal collector; photovoltaic thermal ... See more keywords
Design, simulation and experimental characterization of a novel parabolic trough hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.014
Abstract: A novel hybrid solar concentrated photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) collector is designed, simulated, and tested. The PV/T system uses a parabolic trough to focus sunlight towards a nonimaging compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) that is formed of… read more here.
Keywords: hybrid solar; thermal collector; photovoltaic thermal; parabolic trough ... See more keywords
A novel hybrid cavity solar thermal collector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.08.048
Abstract: The present paper proposes a new hybrid system of solar thermal collector with a cavity receiver and thermoelectric generator (TEG). The heat rejected by the thermoelectric generator is utilized to heat the water in the… read more here.
Keywords: system; thermoelectric generator; solar thermal; thermal collector ... See more keywords
Modeling and optimization of a solar system based on concentrating photovoltaic/thermal collector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.05.057
Abstract: Abstract Concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPV/T) solar collector systems are designed to provide simultaneously thermal and electrical energies. This paper analyzes a numerical model of a photovoltaic thermal collector in order to evaluate its performances from… read more here.
Keywords: system; energy; thermal collector; model ... See more keywords
A multistate investigation of a solar dryer coupled with photovoltaic thermal collector and evacuated tube collector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.02.069
Abstract: Abstract In this study, an indirect solar dryer was designed and manufactured using a Photovoltaic Thermal (PV/T) collector and Evacuated Tube (ET) collector. The main objectives of this system were to supply the thermal load… read more here.
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Effect of sand as thermal damper integrated in flat plate water solar thermal collector
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DOI: 10.18280/ijht.360103
Abstract: Received: 6 December 2017 Accepted: 2 March 2018 An experimental study was carried out to evaluate the thermal performance of sand dune as storage material integrated in a flat solar thermal collector. The experimental apparatus… read more here.
Keywords: sand; effect sand; solar thermal; thermal collector ... See more keywords