A Review of the Modeling of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Coupled to Solar Receivers with Photovoltaic/Thermal Generation

Benjamín Chavarría-Domínguez (), Susana Estefany De León-Aldaco (), Nicolás Velázquez-Limón, Mario Ponce-Silva, Jesús Armando Aguilar-Jiménez and Fernando Chavarría-Domínguez
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Benjamín Chavarría-Domínguez: Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, TecNM—Centro Nacional De Investigación Y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Cuernavaca 62490, Mexico
Susana Estefany De León-Aldaco: Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, TecNM—Centro Nacional De Investigación Y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Cuernavaca 62490, Mexico
Nicolás Velázquez-Limón: Centro de Estudios de las Energías Renovables, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali 21280, Mexico
Mario Ponce-Silva: Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, TecNM—Centro Nacional De Investigación Y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Cuernavaca 62490, Mexico
Jesús Armando Aguilar-Jiménez: Centro de Estudios de las Energías Renovables, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali 21280, Mexico
Fernando Chavarría-Domínguez: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Veracruzana, Coatzacoalcos 96538, Mexico

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-32

Abstract: This paper is a summary of the last ten years of work on the study of parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) and compound parabolic collectors (CPCs) coupled to photovoltaic and thermal solar receiver collectors (SCR-PVTs). While reviewing the state of the art, numerous review papers were found that focused on conventional solar receiver collector (SRC) technology for solar thermal generation. However, there is a lack of review papers summarizing SRC-PVT hybrid technology for solar electric/thermal generation, which would be beneficial for researchers interested in this area of research. This paper provides a review of SRC-PVT hybrid technologies. The theoretical foundations for analyzing and modeling PTC and CPC concentrators coupled to SRC-PVT are described, with an emphasis on modeling through thermal resistances and energy balances. Additionally, this section provides a concise overview of previous studies that have addressed the modeling of PTC and CPC collectors coupled to SCR-PVT, as well as experimental information useful for the validation of new mathematical models of SRC-PVT.

Keywords: concentrated solar thermal; solar electricity; parabolic trough collectors (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: 2024
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