非晶硅太阳能光伏/光热空气集热器性能对比实验研究

文章设计了新型非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器,该空气集热器能够解决传统太阳能PV/T热水器在高温波动情况下,晶硅电池热应力大的问题,同时避免了冬季管道发生霜冻的现象。文章通过实验对比,分析了非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器、单独非晶硅光伏电池和传统太阳能空气集热器的能量效率和[火用]效率的差异。分析结果表明:非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器的平均热效率为45.70%,比传统太阳能空气集热器的平均热效率降低了约25.88%;当空气质量流量增大至0.048 kg/s时,非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器中的非晶硅光伏电池的平均电效率高于单独非晶硅光伏电池,它们的平均电效率分别为4.70%,4.54%;非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器的总[火用]效率高于传统太阳能空气集热器的热[火用]效率和单独非晶硅光伏电池的电[火用]效率,非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器总[火用]效率最大值为7.14%。文章的分析结果为非晶硅太阳能PV/T空气集热器的推广提供了参考。     

无盖板型水冷式PV/T模块光电/光热综合性能实验研究

无盖板PV/T组件相比于盖板式PV/T组件有更高的光电转换效率,在电能输出方面的优势明显。基于此,提出一种无盖板型水冷式PV/T模块,并搭建由光伏对比模块、水冷式PV/T模块以及无冷却水循环的PV/T对比模块构成的实验平台开展对比实验,研究温度、流量对无盖板PV/T模块电、热转换效率的影响。结果表明,在水冷作用下,PV/T模块的光伏组件温度显著降低,与PV/T对比模块相比发电效率提升11.54%;环境平均温度为21.7 ℃、平均辐照度650 W/m²的测试条件下,流量0.12 m³/h时模块的电效率为17.44%,热效率为19.80%,综合效率达到65.69%,考虑到循环泵消耗的电能,表面积1.93 m²的水冷式PV/T模块全天可存储有效能3.72 MJ。     

太阳能光伏光热一体化PV/T组件的实验研究

为提高太阳能的综合利用效率及光伏组件的可靠性,设计并搭建了空气型太阳能光伏光热PV/T组件的实验测试平台,并对常规PV组件和空气型PV/T组件的转化效率进行了实验测试,测试结果表明:以空气为传热介质的PV/T组件在被动循环情况下,组件的板温下降约8℃,比普通PV组件的电效率提高约0.1%,PV/T组件通风后的热效率在25%左右,综合效率最高可达72%。分析结果可为空气型PV/T组件的结构优化和建筑供暖提供参考。     

新型平板热管式太阳能PV/T集热系统的性能研究

文章搭建了新型平板热管式太阳能PV/T集热系统实验台,测试了该集热系统的热电性能。此外,建立了该集热系统的数学模型,并将该集热系统的测量结果和模拟结果进行对比分析,以验证该数学模型的准确性。最后,在相近的测试条件下,对新型平板热管式太阳能PV/T集热系统和传统圆形热管式太阳能PV/T集热系统的热电性能进行对比分析。分析结果表明,在相近的测试条件下,与传统圆形热管式太阳能PV/T集热系统相比,新型平板热管式太阳能PV/T集热系统的日平均热效率和日平均电效率分别提升了16.8%和3.5%,总集热量和总发电量分别提升了78.4%和35.5%。     

PV/T太阳能光伏光热系统关键参数影响特性研究

利用PV/T太阳能光伏光热系统实验平台针对空气质量流量、太阳辐照强度、环境温度和大气降尘 4种影响系统性能的关键工况参数进行了实验研究。结果表明:在实验设定的流量范围内,PV/T系统的光热和光电效率都随着空气质量流量增大而稳步上升;太阳辐照强度增大时,系统输出电功率随之增大,光热效率变化较小,光电效率有一定程度的降低;环境温度在一定范围内时,系统的输出电功率和集热效率都随着环境温度的增大而增大,而当环境温度超过一定值后,系统的光伏模块受面板温度升高的影响光电转换效率呈下降趋势;随着积尘密度的增大,玻璃盖板的透射率减小,一个月的积尘量会导致系统光电效率和输出电功率分别下降17.84%和18.25%,若以光电效率衰减20%为界限,清洁周期为5周左右。     

不同热调控策略下太阳能PV/T-PCM系统性能实验研究

通过在太阳能集热器中添加饱和式脂肪酸相变材料,对太阳能光伏光热系统的不同热调控策略开展了实验研究。分析集热器中通水和不通水两种热调控策略对系统能量利用的影响。结果表明：相变材料可有效降低光伏板温度,但两种热调控策略下相变材料存在明显的温度分层现象;与不通水策略相比,通水策略在强化系统换热的同时促进了更多余热的回收,不通水和通水策略的热效率分别为71.3%和77.1%;通水策略可以更加有效地降低光伏板温度,缓解相变材料过热的影响,光电转化效率提高了7.3%。     

太阳能光伏光热系统性能预测研究

建立了太阳能光伏光热(PV/T)系统的BP神经网络预测模型,通过对比不同优化算法、影响因素、数据量等来寻求最佳预测精度的模型.结果表明:在选用RMSprop这种参数优化算法下,输入5因素和2600条数据量得到的模型精度较优.     

热管式太阳能PV/T热泵系统的性能研究

文章搭建了热管式太阳能PV/T热泵系统的实验装置,并根据实验装置建立了系统的数学模型,通过实验测试对数学模型进行了验证。研究了系统的热效率、电效率和COP等主要性能参数在全天的变化规律,分析了系统COP偏低的原因和改进措施。结果表明,在测试工况下,日平均热效率为35.4%,日平均电效率为11.0%,日平均COP为2.77,实验值与模拟值的误差均在±15%以内。该研究为热管式太阳能PV/T热泵系统的设计优化与性能研究提供了参考。     

新型管板式太阳能PV/T集热器光热特性研究与优化

为提高太阳能光伏/光热（PV/T）集热器全年运行效率,提出一种新型管板式太阳能PV/T集热器结构,并针对该集热器光热传递与光电转换过程进行分析,建立水和空气同时运行时的二维非稳态传热数学模型;在验证模型可靠性的基础上,模拟研究空气流道高度和空气流量等设计参数对PV/T集热器光热、光电特性的影响。结果表明,空气流道高度为15 mm时,PV/T集热器光电光热综合性能效率最佳;在所研究的工况下,该集热器的光电光热综合性能效率为0.84~0.87。     

Performance evaluation of photovoltaic thermal solar air collector for composite climate of India

The objective of present study is to evaluate the performance of the photovoltaic (PV) module integrated with air duct for composite climate of India. In this case, thermal energy is produced along with electrical energy generated by a PV module with higher efficiency. An analytical expression for an overall efficiency (electrical and thermal) has been derived by using energy balance equation for each component. Experimental validation of thermal model of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system has also been carried out. It has been observed that there is a fair agreement between theoretical and experimental observations. Further it is concluded that an overall thermal efficiency of PV/T system is significantly increased due to utilization of thermal energy in PV module.     

Feasibility study of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal collector system in the climate of Jordan

This study is dedicated to investigating the feasibility of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collectors' technology for application in Jordan. Simple parallel-plate collector configurations were simulated using COMSOL: rectangular fins, triangular fins, and wavy walls. The wavy-wall configuration was found the most efficient alternative in terms of heat transfer with respect to the pumping power and performance factor that took into account the comparison with a plain-wall parallel-plate collector. However, the performance of the plain-wall parallel plate preceded that of the wavy wall by increasing the Reynolds number and the water channel height. The plain-wall parallel-plate configuration was further investigated on HOMER as a 5 MW solar plant that provides energy to a 5-MW facility. One MW of its load is direct thermal load. Different solar plant designs were compared. The PV/T plant was found to be very much energy saving but not feasible due to its high initial cost. However, the PV/T plant was better than the PV when the cooling was not complete compromising on some electric energy in favor of heat generation. Further work on reducing the cost of the PV/T collector is required especially with regard to contact methods between the PV and the absorber plate and to the weight of the collector.     

Research on the influence of PV cell to thermal characteristics of photovoltaic/thermal solar system

In the paper, we analyzed internal thermal transmission characteristics of water‐heating photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector covered by photovoltaic (PV) cell, established photothermal conversion model of PV/T solar system, and analyzed the influence of PV cell coverage to photothermal characteristics of PV/T solar system. Results show that the thermal efficiency of PV/T solar system by optimizing PV cells coverage can reach 68%. In addition, by designing four water‐heating PV/T solar system prototypes with PV cell coverage of 0.4, 0.56, 0.7, and 0.82, respectively, we conducted experimental researches for the four prototypes and found that the four prototypes can achieve thermal efficiencies of 58%, 51%, 64%, and 67%, respectively, in heating 250 L of water to 50°C. The experiment results are consistent with theoretical analysis results, indicating that it is feasible to improve thermal characteristics of PV/T solar system by optimizing PV cell coverage. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optical properties and stability of water-based nanofluids mixed with reduced graphene oxide decorated with silver and energy performance investigation in hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar systems

The present work investigates the effect of the nanoparticles concentration on the optical and stability performance of a water-based nanofluid in solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems experimentally and numerically. A novel nanofluid is formulated with the inclusion of the reduced graphene oxide decorated with silver (rGO-Ag) nanoparticles in water. Five different concentrations of nanoparticles in the range from 0.0005 to 0.05 wt% is suspended in water to prepare the samples. Optical properties are measured using UV-Vis. The UV-Vis absorption analysis reveals that all samples show consistent optical absorption coefficient (α) at higher value (more than 3 cm⁻¹) in the range of 1.5 to 4 eV. The application of optical filtration (OF) using water/rGO-Ag nanofluid in hybrid PV/T system presented more solar energy absorption through the OF. The hybrid system shows better performance at concentrations less than 0.0235 wt% compared to the PV system without integration with optical filtration. The hybrid solar PV/T system with OF using water/rGO-Ag nanofluid is able to produce thermal energy with efficiencies between 24% and 30%.     

Numerical study on photovoltaic/thermal systems with extended surfaces

The current study presents a novel and straightforward approach for simulating photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems using the commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver ANSYS‐FLUENT. Instead of resolving the natural convection within the air gap between the PV and the glass cover, the effective thermal conductivity approach is implemented. Moreover, the solar radiation incident on the PV layer is directly included in the energy equation of the PV domain to evaluate the resultant power output and heat generation. The validity of these implications is proven by comparing predicted data with experimental data from the literature. Comparative results reveal a root‐mean‐square error of 7% and 2% for the PV temperature and the outlet air temperature, respectively. A comprehensive numerical analysis is also conducted for a PV/T system with and without finned surfaces. In the parametric study, the impacts of varying a number of design parameters, operating conditions, and weather data over a wide range are assessed. Results reveal that channel height and air velocity have the greatest impact on the overall efficiency and outlet air temperature of a PV/T system. An optimization study is also conducted using the response surface methodology to obtain optimal values of design parameters and operating conditions for this system. The highest overall efficiencies and outlet air temperatures are achieved in PV/T systems comprising narrow channel geometries, regardless of the operating conditions or weather data considered. Optimal conditions are achieved for a collector with a collector length of 1.5 m, a channel height of 1 cm, and an air velocity of 2.3 m/s. For the optimal design, overall efficiency and outlet temperature values are evaluated as 53.4% and 310.9 K, respectively. Sensitivity analyses also observe the impact of adding fins to the air channel, and it is concluded that the addition of fins improves the overall efficiency of the PV/T system by up to 19%. However, adding fins does not significantly affect the outlet air temperature; nor does it improve the overall efficiency of the PV/T system beyond a critical channel height.     

Exergetic optimization of a solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collector

In this paper, an exergetic optimization has been developed to determine the optimal performance and design parameters of a solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collector. A detailed energy and exergy analysis has been carried out to calculate the thermal and electrical parameters, exergy components, and exergy efficiency of a typical PV/T air collector. The thermal and electrical parameters of a PV/T air collector include solar cell temperature, back surface temperature, outlet air temperature, open‐circuit voltage, short‐circuit current, maximum power point voltage, maximum power point current, etc. An improved electrical model has been used to estimate the electrical parameters of a PV/T air collector. Furthermore, a new equation for the exergy efficiency of a PV/T air collector has been derived in terms of design and climatic parameters. A computer simulation program has been also developed to calculate the thermal and electrical parameters of a PV/T air collector. The results of numerical simulation are in good agreement with the experimental measurements noted in the previous literature. Moreover, the simulation results obtained in this paper are more precise than the one given by the previous literature, and the new exergy efficiency obtained in this paper is in good agreement with the one given by the previous literature. Finally, exergetic optimization has been carried out under given climatic, operating, and design parameters. The optimized values of inlet air velocity, duct length, and the maximum exergy efficiency have been found. Parametric studies have been also carried out. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance analysis of a double-pass photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector with CPC and fins

The use of PV/T in combination with concentrating reflectors has a potential to significantly increase power production from a given solar cell area. A prototype double-pass photovoltaic-thermal solar air collector with CPC and fins has been designed and fabricated and its performance over a range of operating conditions was studied. The absorber of the hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector under investigation consists of an array of solar cells for generating electricity, compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) to increase the radiation intensity falling on the solar cells and fins attached to the back side of the absorber plate to improve heat transfer to the flowing air. Energy balance equations have been developed for the various nodes of the system. Both thermal and electrical performance of the collector are presented and discussed.     

Evaluation of solar radiation and its application for photovoltaic/thermal air collector for Indian composite climate

In this paper, an attempt has been made to evaluate cloudiness/haziness and atmospheric transmittance factors for the composite climate of New Delhi, India by considering the hourly data of global and diffuse radiation obtained for (i) the city region, experimentally observed and (ii) the flat land region obtained from the Department of Indian Meteorology, Pune. Cloudiness/haziness factor for the two models have been determined using simple regression analysis for clear sky condition for New Delhi. The comparison between the cloudiness/haziness and atmospheric transmittance factors for the composite climate of New Delhi for both the models and regions have been made. It has been observed that the cloudiness/haziness and atmospheric transmittance factors obtained by both models gave fair agreement within an accuracy of 0.57%. It has also been observed that there is a significant effect of region on beam and diffuse radiation due to cloudiness/haziness factors as expected. Further the data of solar radiation obtained from the Department of Indian Meteorology, Pune, have been used to evaluate the monthly performance of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collector. It has been found that an overall thermal efficiency and exergy efficiency of PV/T air collector were about 50 and 14%, respectively. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thermal modeling of a combined system of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) solar water heater

In this paper, an integrated combined system of a photovoltaic (glass–glass) thermal (PV/T) solar water heater of capacity 200 l has been designed and tested in outdoor condition for composite climate of New Delhi. An analytical expression for characteristic equation for photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) flat plate collector has been derived for different condition as a function of design and climatic parameters. The testing of collector and system were carried out during February–April, 2007. It is observed that the photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) flat plate collector partially covered with PV module gives better thermal and average cell efficiency which is in accordance with the results reported by earlier researchers.