Modeling of hybrid photovoltaic thermal water pumping system

Abstract EN

This paper presents the design and performance evaluation of the hybrid photovoltaic thermal water pumping system (PVTWPS).

the photovoltaic panel generates the electricity needed to supply the water pump.

a flat-plate sheet and tubes absorber is attached at the bottom of the PV panel.

the water that flows through the absorber cools the PV panel.

the proposed configuration aims to increase the efficiency of a low-power standalone PVTWPS and produce hot water.

a detailed model has been built for each component using the Matlab platform.

to operate the proposed system at maximum power point (MPP), a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) and a modified perturb and observe approach (P & O) were used.

the electrical and thermal performance of a PVT water collector was determined under various levels of irradiance.

at each irradiance level, various mass flow rates were introduced.

electrical, thermal, and overall efficiencies were assessed.

the simulation results show that the proposed system is effective and efficient.