An Experimental Study of Modelling and Fabrication of an Autonomous Solar Parabolic Trough Collector

Younas, Tanzila; Bano, Nasreen; Khalid, Mehtab Anwar; Ahmed, Ashar; Noman, Mohammad

doi:10.1109/icecube.2018.8610980

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“…It does not emit harmful emissions of carbon or any other substance which is hazardous to the environment. Solar energy technologies are found indifferent kinds based on their different applications scientifically, considering having its own pros and cons [12,13]. Solar cells are photovoltaic cells that convert radiation into electricity.…”

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Increasing Efficiency of Solar Panels via Photovoltaic Materials

Younas

Khan

Zaidi

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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To adequately use the existed resources and to find optimize and sustainable solution to the current resources is one of the most preponderant Sustainable Energy goal. The solar energy industry is one of the fastest-growing forces in the recent market due to the increase in demand for clean energy. Nowadays several materials are being used in solar technology. Photovoltaic Materials are responsible for converting a photon into electrical energy and are the basis of solar technology. Photovoltaic materials are different in terms of their availability, composition, efficiency, operation, and application. This paper will not only provide us with the comparison between Thin Film Solar Cells (Cadmium telluride), Perovskite Solar cells and Dye-Sensitized Solar cells, but also will help us to identify the appropriate photovoltaic material based solar cells based on applications, efficiency, cost, liability and stability for solar panels.

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Increasing Efficiency of Solar Panels via Photovoltaic Materials

Younas

Khan

Zaidi

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…A performance enhancement was also observed with a higher Re number. Younas et al [17] enhanced the collector efficiency using incident solar radiation with the help of an automatic tracking system. Aravind et al [18] conducted experimental work on a PTC using a cavity absorber.…”

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Heat Transfer Studies on Solar Parabolic trough Collector Using Corrugated Tube Receiver with Conical Strip Inserts

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The heat transfer characteristics of the working fluid passing through the absorber of a solar parabolic trough collector (SPTC) can be enhanced by the creation of a turbulence effect. Therefore, a novel idea was implemented by introducing a corrugated tube (CT) absorber instead of a plain tube absorber in a solar parabolic trough collector. The heat transfer enhancement was improved further through the use of conical strip inserts inside the corrugated tube absorber of the SPTC. A corrugated tube (CT) receiver with a pitch of 8 mm and corrugation height of 2 mm was used with three different pitches of conical strip inserts (pitch pi = 20 mm, 30 mm and 50 mm) for the analysis of the thermal performance of the SPTC. Initially, experiments were conducted in a plain tube and corrugated tube receiver at different mass flow rates. The convective heat transfer rate was increased for all the configurations of the conical strip inserts. The SPTC performance was good for the combination of the corrugated tube (pc = 8 mm and hc = 2 mm) and the conical strip insert I3 (pi= 20 mm). The experimental results showed that the maximum achieved Nu value, friction factor, instantaneous efficiency and thermal efficiency of the CT-I3 were 177%, 38%, 26.92% and 9% compared to the plain tube under the same working conditions.

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Design, fabrication and thermal analysis of parabolic trough collector

Behram,

Mehmood,

Ali

et al. 2024

MATEC Web Conf.

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Parabolic trough collector (PTC) is considered environmentally friendly and one of the green technologies with net-zero emissions. In this study, performance evaluation of a developed solar PTC system is performed by conducting a series of experimentation. The study focuses on the design, development, and thermal evaluation of a PTC prototype, under hot and humid climatic conditions of Islamabad, Pakistan. Thermal efficiency of the solar PTC system is determined and effect of solar irradiance on thermal efficiency and heat gain is evaluated. Energy and exergy efficiency of the PTC systems are determined 66%, and 38%, respectively.

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An Experimental Study of Modelling and Fabrication of an Autonomous Solar Parabolic Trough Collector

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Increasing Efficiency of Solar Panels via Photovoltaic Materials

Increasing Efficiency of Solar Panels via Photovoltaic Materials

Heat Transfer Studies on Solar Parabolic trough Collector Using Corrugated Tube Receiver with Conical Strip Inserts

Design, fabrication and thermal analysis of parabolic trough collector

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