Experimental investigation and modeling of a direct-coupled PV/T air collector

Review on series connected photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems: Analytical and experimental studies

“…It is credited to the modification in design and incorporation of new solar cell technologies (materials) which increase the efficiency and reduces the overall cost of the system. Performance and cost analysis of different designs of fully covered PVT air collectors (Garg and Adhikari, 1997;Hegazy, 2000;Othman et al, 2005;Tiwari et al, 2006;Tripanagnostopoulos, 2007a, 2007b;Shahsavar and Ameri, 2010;Kumar and Rosen, 2011;Rajoria et al, 2015;Agrawal and Tiwari, 2015) have been extensively analyzed. studied the fully covered (semitransparent) PVT air collector of area 0:605 m 2 at mass flow rate of 0:02 kg=s and found the outlet air temperature to be 60 C. This outlet temperature of air can be enhanced by increasing the glazing and reducing the area of solar cell.…”

Heat Transfer Optimization in Air Flat Plate Solar Collectors Integrated with Baffles

“…Therefore, the dried food should have the suitable appearance and sensory quality in order to be accepted in the competitive market. The challenges of open sun drying such as contamination by insects and micro-organisms; damage by animals, mould growth, discolouration, and distraction of vitamin and difficulty in setting uniform and standard of end-products have pushed the researcher to develop different scientific methods of solar energy utilization for crop drying [5] [6] [7] [8]. The use of solar dryer systems in agricultural areas to conserve vegetables, fruits, and other crops has shown to be practical in terms of investment cost, hygienic, improved product quality and an environmentally friendly approach [9].…”

Experimental study of performance of Photovoltaic–Thermal Unglazed Transpired Solar Collectors (PV/UTCs): Energy, exergy, and electrical-to-thermal rational approaches

“…Many researchers (Brinkworth et al, 2000;Zondag et al, 2003;Tonui and Tripanagnostopoulos, 2007;Chow et al, 2009;Shahsavar and Ameri, 2010;Shahsavar et al, 2011;Gholampour and Ameri, 2014a,b) have investigated the energy and exergy performances of PV/T air systems. Solar cells can be combined with UTC and act as a PV/T air system (PV/UTC system).…”