The use of planar reflectors for increasing the energy yield of flat-plate collectors

Theoretical and experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a double exposure flat-plate solar collector

“…Many investigations have been carried out to improve a performance of flat-plate collectors by concentrating solar radiation using reflector. A small part of those investigations has focused on a system of the flat-plate solar collector and flat-plate reflector (McDaniels et al, 1975;Larson, , 1980Hussein et al, 1999;Taha and Eldighidy, 1980;Tanaka, 2011Tanaka, , 2015Ekechukwu and Ugwuoke, 2003;Farooqui, 2015;Grassie and Sheridan, 1977;Bollentin and Wilk, 1995; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.06.038 0038-092X/Ó 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Hellstrom et al, 2003;Armenta et al, 2011;Kostić and Pavlović, 2012;Kumar et al, 1995;Pavlović and Kostić, 2015).…”

“…Ekechukwu and Ugwuoke (2003) and Farooqui (2015) similarly designed and tested a solar cooker with a reflector mounted on top of the collector. Grassie and Sheridan (1977), Larson (1980) and Bollentin and Wilk (1995) investigated various reflector-collector configurations with the reflector placed either in front of or on top of the collector. Hellstrom…”

Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic Solar System with Different Cooling Methods and a Bi-Reflector PV System (BRPVS): An Experimental Study and Comparative Analysis

“…Therefore, to determine the total solar irradiations on the surface of the module, integration was performed along the two principle directions of the array, x and y. Equation (10) shows energy incident on the surface of the module (E i r ) that is impacting the plane reflector at point dx:…”

Concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) solar collector systems: Part I – Fundamentals, design considerations and current technologies

“…The booster reflector could be of a flat, triangular, semi-circular, cylindrical, involute, corrugated, or CPC design. Numerous variations with respect to the geometry, location, inclination, area, and spacing of the booster reflectors coupled to a FPC [200,[207][208][209][210][211][212] or an ETC [202][203][204][205][206] are available in the literature. CPCs are another EH-CST variation.…”