Investigation of photovoltaic coverage ratio for maximum overall thermal energy of photovoltaic thermal system

Shadi H. Shehadeh, Hamed H. Aly and M.E. El-Hawary

Renewable Energy, 2019, vol. 134, issue C, 757-768

Abstract: Photovoltaic Thermal system (PVT) is considered as one of the most important topics to be analyzed these days as a renewable source of energy especially when we are dealing with smart grid. The effect of weather conditions on the Photovoltaic (PV) cell ratio is playing a crucial role on the overall thermal energy (OTE) output of the PVT system and its integration into the grid. In this work we studied the effect of weather conditions on the PV cell ratio to maximize the OTE of the PVT system. Constant and variable flow rate values are applied in the simulated study for different time spans over a year. The proposed work is validated by using three-time span levels: A macro level (annual), meso level (seasonal) and micro level (monthly).

Keywords: Photovoltaic thermal collector; Solar energy; Thermal energy; PV (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.11.080

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