Numerical simulation and experimental characterization of the heat transfer in a PV/T air collector prototype

Benchmarking and economic analysis of the impact of geometric structural design on the thermoelectric performance of air‐cooled photovoltaic thermal systems

“…The hybrid PV/T‐1 conventional collector is made up mostly of a PV module and an air duct installed atop thermal insulation [18, 36]…”

“…The following equation represents the wind‐induced convective heat coefficient [18, 30]: $$$$\begin{equation}{h}_w = \ 2.8 + 3{v}_w\end{equation}$$$$where $${v}_w$$ is the wind velocity ( m/s )…”

“…The hybrid PV/T-1 conventional collector is made up mostly of a PV module and an air duct installed atop thermal insulation [18,36] His heat balance equations for the standard hybrid collector are as follows:…”

“…Reference [18] used numerical simulation and experimental heat transfer characterization in square aluminium tubes to remove thermal heat from the system and boost the electrical efficiency of an air PV/T collector. A significant amount of current research has been conducted in the last 2 years that focuses on the ways of installing PV/T solar collectors in buildings, which essentially centres on the study of heat gain, power consumption, and PV/T module lifetime [19][20][21].…”

Performance enhancement study of ag@ SiO 2 core‐shell nanoplate plasmonic hybrid spectral splitting nanofluid based photovoltaic thermal system in a temperate region

“…[1][2][3][4] The significant advances in PV/T research over the past decade show a substantial improvement in solar energy conversion performance. The utilization of air, 5,6 water, 7,8 nanofluid, [9][10][11] and phase change materials 12,13 for PV module cooling and waste heat recovery enhances the PV/T system efficiency. These heat transfer substances considerably lower the surface temperature of the PV system.…”