 Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system: Experimental measurements, performance analysis and economic assessmentAugusto Bianchini, Alessandro Guzzini, Marco Pellegrini and Cesare Saccani Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 111, issue C, 543-555 Abstract: The main scope of the paper is studying the potential offered by photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system in Central Italy. The investigation is performed according to two approaches. Firstly, an extensive monitoring of a PV/T solar system was carried out in Forlì (Italy). The PV/T solar plant was remotely monitored and data on environmental conditions, module temperature, cooling fluid flowrate and temperatures and both electric and thermal power production were continuously acquired and stored. The results showed that i) PV cooling produces a negligible increasing in the electric yield (1–3%) and ii) the PV/T solar system is able to reach a simultaneously generation of electricity (835 kWh/m2) and heat (1600 kWh/m2) at a mean outlet temperature over 40 °C. The second approach is the estimation of monthly/annual thermal performances of the PV/T solar system under the monitored climate condition by using ISO 9806:2013 model. Keywords: Photovoltaic/thermal technology; System performance; System optimization; Outdoor monitoring; Techno-economic assessment (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:renene:v:111:y:2017:i:c:p:543-555 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.04.051 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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