Development of photovoltaic thermal technology in recent years: a review

Hongbing Chen and Saffa B. Riffat

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 2010, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology developed quickly in recent years with new configuration designs and methods for energy efficiency improvement. This paper presents a review of the development of PV/T technology, mainly focusing on the past 5 years, including commercial PV material properties, PV/T collector configurations, building-integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT) collectors and concentrating PV/T collectors as well as a PV/T heat pump system. From the literature review, it can be found that PV/T technology has a great potential for energy savings and further work should be focused on the reduced cost, improved efficiency and stabilized operation and control strategy. Copyright The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2010
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