 An experimental study on energy generation with a photovoltaic (PV)–solar thermal hybrid systemErzat Erdil, Mustafa Ilkan and Fuat Egelioglu Energy, 2008, vol. 33, issue 8, 1241-1245 Abstract: A hybrid system, composed of a photovoltaic (PV) module and a solar thermal collector is constructed and tested for energy collection at a geographic location of Cyprus. Normally, it is required to install a PV system occupying an area of about 10m2 in order to produce electrical energy; 7kWh/day, required by a typical household. In this experimental study, we used only two PV modules of area approximately 0.6m2 (i.e., 1.3×0.47m2) each. PV modules absorb a considerable amount of solar radiation that generate undesirable heat. This thermal energy, however, may be utilized in water pre-heating applications. The proposed hybrid system produces about 2.8kWh thermal energy daily. Various attachments that are placed over the hybrid modules lead to a total of 11.5% loss in electrical energy generation. This loss, however, represents only 1% of the 7kWh energy that is consumed by a typical household in northern Cyprus. The pay-back period for the modification is less than 2 years. The low investment cost and the relatively short pay-back period make this hybrid system economically attractive. Keywords: Photovoltaics; Solar-thermal; Economic analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:33:y:2008:i:8:p:1241-1245 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.03.005 Access Statistics for this article Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser More articles in Energy from Elsevier |
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