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Performance analysis of photovoltaic-thermal collector by explicit dynamic model
- Source :
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Solar Energy . Aug2003, Vol. 75 Issue 2, p143. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Although the performance of hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) collector had been studied both experimentally and numerically for some years, the thermal models developed in previous studies were mostly steady-state models for predicting the annual yields. The operation of a PV/T collector is inherently dynamic. A steady-state model is not suitable for predicting working temperatures of the PV module and the heat-removal fluid during periods of fluctuating irradiance or intermittent fluid flow. Based on the control-volume finite-difference approach, an explicit dynamic model was developed for a single-glazed flat-plate water-heating PV/T collector. A transport delay fluid flow model was incorporated. The proposed model is suitable for dynamic system simulation applications. It allows detailed analysis of the transient energy flow across various collector components and captures the instantaneous energy outputs. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0038092X
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Solar Energy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11111303
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2003.07.001