Numerical and Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Heat Pipe Solar Collector in Northern China
Joint Authors
Chen, Hongbing
Chen, Xilin
Chu, Sai
Zhang, Lei
Xiong, Yaxuan
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Several studies have found that the decrease of photovoltaic (PV) cell temperature would increase the solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency.
Water type PV/thermal (PV/T) system was a good choice but it could become freezing in cold areas of Northern China.
This paper proposed a simple combination of common-used PV panel and heat pipe, called PV-heat pipe (PV-HP) solar collector, for both electrical and thermal energy generation.
A simplified one-dimensional steady state model was developed to study the electrical and thermal performance of the PV-HP solar collector under different solar radiations, water flow rates, and water temperatures at the inlet of manifold.
A testing rig was conducted to verify the model and the testing data matched very well with the simulation values.
The results indicated that the thermal efficiency could be minus in the afternoon.
The thermal and electrical efficiencies decreased linearly as the inlet water temperature and water flow rate increased.
The thermal efficiency increased while the electrical efficiency decreased linearly as the solar radiation increased.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Hongbing& Chen, Xilin& Chu, Sai& Zhang, Lei& Xiong, Yaxuan. 2015. Numerical and Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Heat Pipe Solar Collector in Northern China. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Hongbing…[et al.]. Numerical and Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Heat Pipe Solar Collector in Northern China. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Hongbing& Chen, Xilin& Chu, Sai& Zhang, Lei& Xiong, Yaxuan. Numerical and Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Heat Pipe Solar Collector in Northern China. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066454
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066454