Performance Analysis and Comparison of an Experimental Hybrid PV, PVT and Solar Thermal System Installed in a Preschool in Bucharest, Romania

Madalina Barbu (), Monica Siroux and George Darie
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Madalina Barbu: Faculty of Power Engineering, Universitatea Politehnica Bucharest, 60042 Bucharest, Romania
Monica Siroux: INSA Strasbourg ICUBE, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
George Darie: Faculty of Power Engineering, Universitatea Politehnica Bucharest, 60042 Bucharest, Romania

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: The demand for on-site production of energy is showing a rapid increase as the trend of decentralisation and energy self-reliance gains momentum. This paper studies and compares three of the main solar energy technologies: photovoltaic, solar thermal panels and hybrid photovoltaic thermal panels. A prototype experimental installation consisting of the aforementioned technologies was set up on the campus of University Politehnica Bucharest. Data were collected over several months, then the instantaneous power production and overall system performance was computed. The system was analysed in four types of weather patterns, and its suitability was assessed in each case. The results show that the performance of PVT panels is closely connected to the dissipation of the thermal energy collected in the thermal storage tank. In addition, PVT collectors can outperform the PV panels in accordance to the thermal energy demand of the end user when used in an installation with suitable dimensions.

Keywords: renewable energy; PV; PVT; energy production; experimental study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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