Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Heating System
Joint Authors
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Performance of solar photovoltaic water heating systems with direct coupling of PV array to DC resistive heating elements has been studied and compared with solar photothermal systems.
An analysis of optimum fixed load resistance for different climate conditions has been performed for simple PV heating systems.
The optimum value of the fixed load resistance depends on the climate, especially on annual solar irradiation level.
Use of maximum power point tracking compared to fixed optimized load resistance increases the annual yield by 20 to 35%.
While total annual efficiency of the PV water heating systems in Europe ranges from 10% for PV systems without MPP tracking up to 15% for system with advanced MPP trackers, the efficiency of solar photothermal system for identical hot water load and climate conditions is more than 3 times higher.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Matuska, Tomas& Sourek, Borivoj. 2017. Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Heating System. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1168417
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Matuska, Tomas& Sourek, Borivoj. Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Heating System. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1168417
American Medical Association (AMA)
Matuska, Tomas& Sourek, Borivoj. Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Heating System. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1168417
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1168417
