太阳能聚光光伏光热(CPV/T)系统研究

聚光光伏光热(CPV/T)系统将太阳电池与集热器相结合,通过聚光和跟踪太阳提高太阳辐照强度,增加太阳电池的单位面积发电量,集热器在冷却太阳电池的同时回收多余热能,获得电能和热能双重收益。本文研究聚光比、太阳电池效率、组件中电池片的有效覆盖率、热传导率等因素对系统性能的影响。     

A heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid system and its performance evaluation

Building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) system has been considered as an attractive technology for building integration. The main part of a BIPV/T system is PV/T collector. In order to solve the non-uniform cooling of solar PV cells and control the operating temperature of solar PV cells conveniently, a heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid system (collector) has been proposed and described by selecting a wick heat pipe to absorb isothermally the excessive heat from solar PV cells. A theoretical model in terms of heat transfer process analysis in PV module panel and introducing the effectiveness-number of transfer unit (?-NTU) method in heat exchanger design was developed to predict the overall thermal-electrical conversion performances of the heat pipe PV/T system. A detailed parametric investigation by varying relevant parameters, i.e., inlet water temperature, water mass flow rate, packing factor of solar cell and heat loss coefficient has been carried out on the basis of the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Results show that the overall thermal, electrical and exergy efficiencies of the heat pipe PV/T hybrid system corresponding to 63.65%, 8.45% and 10.26%, respectively can be achieved under the operating conditions presented in this paper. The varying range of operating temperature for solar cell on the absorber plate is less than 2.5 °C. The heat pipe PV/T hybrid system is viable and exhibits the potential and competitiveness over the other conventional BIPV/T systems.     

Thermal performance of the solar parabolic trough collector at different flow rates: an experimental study

Currently, the most capable thermal systems based on the solar energy are the concentrating collectors, which are essentially finding applications in power generation and process industries. In the present study, thermal performance of the parabolic tough collector (PTC) is investigated experimentally at different flow rates of working fluid. Mass flow rate is one of the key parameters influencing its performance. Here, PTC is constructed as a simple structure having a non-evacuated tube and tested in tracking and south-facing modes utilising water as the working fluid. The performances in terms of water temperature rise, useful heat gain, collector efficiency are evaluated with and without utilising glazing on the receiver. Results revealed that performance of collector chiefly depends upon the mass flow rate and no considerable change is found when the flow rate of water is more than 0.024?kg/s. Furthermore, small-sized PTC offers slight better performance in the south-facing than the tracking mode.     

Achieving total domestic hot water production with renewable energy

Various means of producing domestic hot water (DHW) with renewable energy in zero net energy homes (ZNEH) are examined for two climates (Montréal and Los Angeles). Four alternatives are examined: (i) a regular electric hot water tank; (ii) the desuperheater of a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) with electric backup; (iii) thermal solar collectors with electric backup; and (iv) a heat pump water heater (HPWH) indirectly coupled to a space conditioning GSHP. Results show that heating DHW with thermal solar collectors with an electric backup (which is either provided by the photovoltaic (PV) panels or the grid in a ZNEH) is the best solution for a ZNEH. The second part of this paper focuses on determining what should be the respective areas of the thermal solar collectors and PV array to obtain the least expensive solution to achieve total DHW production with renewable energy.     

Condenser heat recovery with a PV/T air heating collector to regenerate desiccant for reducing energy use of an air conditioning room

This paper presents an experimental test along with procedures to investigate the validity of a developed simulation model in predicting the dynamic performance of a condenser heat recovery with a photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) air heating collector to regenerate desiccant for reducing energy use of an air conditioning room under the prevailing meteorological conditions in tropical climates. The system consists of five main parts; namely, living space, desiccant dehumidification and regeneration unit, air conditioning system, PV/T collector, and air mixing unit. The comparisons between the experimental results and the simulated results using the same meteorological data of the experiment show that the prediction results simulated by the model agree satisfactorily with those observed from the experiments. The thermal energy generated by the system can produce warm dry air as high as 53 °C and 23% relative humidity. Additionally, electricity of about 6% of the daily total solar radiation can be obtained from the PV/T collector in the system. Moreover, the use of a hybrid PV/T air heater, incorporated with the heat recovered from the condenser to regenerate the desiccant for dehumidification, can save the energy use of the air conditioning system by approximately 18%.     

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

In this paper, an attempt is made to evaluate the exergetic performance of a solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collector. A detailed energy and exergy analysis is carried out to calculate the thermal and electrical parameters, exergy components and exergy efficiency of a typical PV/T air collector. Some corrections are done on related heat loss coefficients. An improved electrical model is used to estimate the electrical parameters of a PV/T air collector. Further, a modified equation for the exergy efficiency of a PV/T air collector is derived in terms of design and climatic parameters. A computer simulation program is 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. Finally, parametric studies have been carried out. It is observed that the modified exergy efficiency obtained in this paper is in good agreement with the one given by the previous literature. It is also found that the thermal efficiency, electrical efficiency, overall energy efficiency and exergy efficiency of PV/T air collector is about 17.18%, 10.01%, 45% and 10.75% respectively for a sample climatic, operating and design parameters.     

Performance study of underground thermal storage in a solar-ground coupled heat pump system for residential buildings

This paper is performed to analyze the performance of underground thermal storage in a solar-ground coupled heat pump system (SGCHPS) for residential building. Based on the experimental results, the system performance during a longer period is simulated by the unit modeling, and its parametric effects are discussed. The results show that the performance of underground thermal storage of SGCHPS depends strongly on the intensity of solar radiation and the matching between the water tank volume and the area of solar collectors. Compared with the solar radiation, the variations of the water tank temperature and the ground temperature rise lag behind and keep several peaks during the day time. For the case of Tianjin, the efficiency of underground thermal storage based on the total solar radiation and absorbed solar energy by the collectors can reach over 40% and 70%, respectively. It is suggested that the reasonable ratio between the tank volume and the area of solar collectors should be in the range of 20–40 L/m².     

Energy and exergy analysis of PV/T air collectors connected in series

In this paper an attempt has been made to derive the analytical expressions for N hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) air collectors connected in series. The performance of collectors is evaluated by considering the two different cases, namely, Case I (air collector is fully covered by PV module (glass to glass) and air flows above the absorber plate) and Case II (air collector is fully covered by PV module (glass to glass) and air flows below the absorber plate). This paper shows the detailed analysis of energy, exergy and electrical energy by varying the number of collectors and air velocity considering four weather conditions (a, b, c and d type) and five different cities (New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Srinagar, and Jodhpur) of India. It is found that the collectors fully covered by PV module and air flows below the absorber plate gives better results in terms of thermal energy, electrical energy and exergy gain. Physical implementation of BIPV system has also been evaluated. If this type of system is installed on roof of building or integrated with building envelope will simultaneously fulfill the electricity generation for lighting purpose and hot air can be used for space heating or drying.     

Modeling of energy performance of a house with three configurations of building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal systems

A theoretical and experimental study of energy performance of three different open loop air heating building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) systems that utilize recovered heat for home heating is presented. The configurations are: Configuration 1: base case of unglazed BIPV with airflow under it; Configuration 2: addition of 1.5 m vertical glazed solar air collector in series with Configuration 1; Configuration 3: addition of a glazing over the PV. The model developed has been verified against experimental data from a solar research house for Configuration 1. Obtained relationships for BIPV/T system exiting air temperature as function of solar irradiance and air speed in PV cavity may be used for developing fan airflow control strategies to achieve desired outlet air temperature suitable for different applications. For Configuration 1, preheated air is suitable for HVAC system and domestic hot water (DHW) preheating. Higher outlet air temperatures of the PV cavity suitable for DHW might be achieved by utilizing Configurations 2 or 3. With Configuration 2, significant outlet air temperatures are achieved in winter along with enhanced thermal efficiency making it suitable for coupling with a rockbed heat storage. Finally, Configuration 3 significantly reduces electricity production and may lead to excessively high PV panel temperatures.     

太阳能平板集热器关键参数对其热性能的影响

为了提升太阳能在建筑能源供给体系中的比重,形式多样的太阳能集热设备及其系统在建筑领域得到了广泛应用。基于机理分析法,建立了具有单层玻璃盖板的管板式太阳能平板集热器的稳态传热模型。并且针对集热管间距、集热管内径、工质入口温度和工质质量流量等关键参数对集热器集热效率的影响特性进行了数值模拟与分析。结果表明,建立的该稳态传热模型是可行的;此外,在其余参数值保持不变的情况下,减小集热管间距或增加集热管内径均可使集热器瞬时效率增大;增大工质入口温度会导致集热器瞬时效率下降;而增大工质质量流量会提升集热器瞬时效率。这些结论对于太阳能平板集热器在太阳能建筑一体化的实际应用中,具有一定的参考作用。     

Field performance of a Japanese low energy home relying on renewable energy

This paper describes the construction and evaluation of an experimental low energy home assisted by a hybrid system using natural energy resources and unused energy. The home, for which a ground source heat pump (GSHP) system has been installed, was built on the campus of Hokkaido University, Japan in March 1997. The total floor area of the home is 192 m². This home is super insulated and airtight; the calculated coefficient of heat loss is 0.97 W/m² K. It has various passive strategies including direct solar heat gain and a ventilation system with an exhaust stack. Photovoltaic (PV) modules, wind power and solar collectors are adopted in order to achieve self-sufficiency in electric power and domestic hot water (DHW) supply. A GSHP is used for space heating and cooling. Two vertical steel wells are used as vertical earth heat exchangers (VHE). In summer, there is a floor cooling system using piped cold water from the VHE.Approximately 80% of the home’s total energy was provided by PV modules, solar collectors, as well as underground and exhaust heat. The annual amount of purchased energy during the test period was 12.5% that of a typical home in Hokkaido.     

Effect of building integrated photovoltaics on microclimate of urban canopy layer

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has potential of becoming the mainstream of renewable energy in the urban environment. BIPV has significant influence on the thermal performance of building envelope and changes radiation energy balance by adding or replacing conventional building elements in urban areas. PTEBU model was developed to evaluate the effect of photovoltaic (PV) system on the microclimate of urban canopy layer. PTEBU model consists of four sub-models: PV thermal model, PV electrical performance model, building energy consumption model, and urban canyon energy budget model. PTEBU model is forced with temperature, wind speed, and solar radiation above the roof level and incorporates detailed data of PV system and urban canyon in Tianjin, China. The simulation results show that PV roof and PV façade with ventilated air gap significantly change the building surface temperature and sensible heat flux density, but the air temperature of urban canyon with PV module varies little compared with the urban canyon of no PV. The PV module also changes the magnitude and pattern of diurnal variation of the storage heat flux and the net radiation for the urban canyon with PV increase slightly. The increase in the PV conversion efficiency not only improves the PV power output, but also reduces the urban canyon air temperature.     

Renewable energy for passive house heating: Model of the active solar heating system

The large windows on the south-oriented façade of a passive house strongly contribute to building space heating. These windows constitute the passive solar heating system. This paper studies the active heating system of a passive house, which includes the following sub-systems: (1) solar thermal collectors, (2) a water storage tank, (3) a secondary water circuit, (4) a domestic hot water preparation system and (5) an air ventilation and heating system. Models for all sub-systems are presented. The integrated model was implemented to Pirmasens Passive House (Rhineland Palatinate, Germany). The active solar heating system provides a smaller amount of heat than the heat provided by the passive solar heating system. Almost all the solar energy collected is not used for space heating but to domestic hot water (DHW) preparation. However, there is still a need for the classical water heater to operate all over the year. Almost all space heating thermal load is covered by using the classical air heater that operates mainly during the nights from November to April. The solar fraction lies between 0.180 in February and 0.679 in October, with a yearly average of 0.446. The study reveals that on a yearly basis it is more advantageous to use vertical south-oriented solar collectors instead of roof placed collectors.     

复合式能源系统在建筑节能方面的应用效果

以某酒店工程的能源系统为例,通过复合式可再生能源供给,满足酒店运行所需的能源。其中,电力源由地面光伏发电、光伏建筑一体化发电、风光互补发电、市政供电及自备发电机组成;冷热源由高温地热水、太阳能集热、水源热泵及常规锅炉组成。通过酒店智能化弱电系统调配各种能源形式,形成先后利用关系,尽量优先利用免费的可再生能源,减少化石能源的利用,最大限度地降低酒店能耗,使该酒店成为实际意义上的节能低碳建筑。     

A proposed framework for dynamic modelling of photovoltaic systems for DG applications

Dynamic modelling and simulation is essential to predict the overall electrical performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems. PV simulation models in the literature are not suitable for dynamic analysis with decentralised generation (DG) applications. This article proposes a framework for PV system dynamic modelling and simulation process. This framework presents the steps required to model the process of solar power generation, reflecting the environmental variables affecting the generation process. Based on the framework steps, a computer simulation model is developed in MATLAB-Simulink of the PV generator, and validated by comparing the developed PV electrical performance characteristic curves with those of the manufacturer's data sheet and the ones developed by commercial software. The last step of the proposed framework is dedicated for testing the developed PV model for grid-connected operation. The proposed framework resulted in a simulation photovoltaic decentralised generation model which constitutes a computer-aided design tool that is helpful for real-world solar energy engineering.     

Year-round numerical simulation of a parabolic solar collector under Lebanese conditions: Beirut case study

A detailed thermal and optical numerical model is developed to simulate the performance of a small-scale parabolic collector having an evacuated receiver line with selective coating, taking into account different energy balances and interactions with the surrounding. An analytical model is developed to estimate the direct, diffuse and global solar radiation intensities on inclined surfaces. The collector performance model was validated using published experimental data. A year-round dynamic simulation for the collector performance under Beirut climatic conditions was carried out with an economic and environmental analysis. The outlet water temperature could reach a maximum of 114°C in July and 52°C in December by employing a collector of about 6 m² aperture area with 0.01 kg/s water flow rate. The maximum daily thermal energy production is attained in July with 22.267 kWh while January exhibits the lowest thermal energy production with 6.704 kWh per day with a maximum thermal efficiency of 72%.     

Choice of solar collector for applications below 100°C

Non-tracking collectors are the important technology options to harness the solar thermal energy at temperatures below 100°C. Thermal energy below this level has very wide applications in the residential and industrial sectors. Also, energy at this level can be used indirectly to produce cooling, fresh water or electricity. Flat plate and evacuated tube collectors with different design, configuration and cost were considered and their energy collection capabilities were estimated under the Kuwaiti conditions for different applications identified with the temperature. Based on the manufacturers' quotations and other economic parameters, the annual amortized cost of solar collectors were estimated. These values were used to estimate the system cost per unit of energy generation. A domestic solar water heater with an unglazed collector is the only solar system having economic viability at present. Evacuated tube collectors stand a good chance of being economically viable in future with increase in fuel prices and/or reduction in system cost.     

Theoretical performance assessment of an integrated photovoltaic and earth air heat exchanger greenhouse using energy and exergy analysis methods

In this paper, a simplified mathematical model develops to study round the year effectiveness of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) and earth air heat exchanger (EAHE) integrated with a greenhouse, located at IIT Delhi, India. The solar energy application through photovoltaic system and earth air heat exchanger (EAHE) for heating and cooling of a greenhouse is studied with the help of this simplified mathematical model. Calculations are done for four types of weather conditions (a, b, c and d types) in New Delhi, India. The paper compares greenhouse air temperatures when it is operated with photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) during daytime coupled with earth air heat exchanger (EAHE) at night, with air temperatures when it is operated exclusively with photovoltaic/thermal system (PV/T) and earth air heat exchanger (EAHE), for 24 h. The results reveal that air temperature inside the greenhouse can be increased by around 7-8 °C during winter season, when the system is operated with photovoltaic (PV/T), coupled with earth air heat exchanger (EAHE) at night. From the results, it is seen that the hourly useful thermal energy generated, during daytime and night, when the system is operated with photovoltaic (PV/T) coupled with earth air heat exchanger (EAHE), is 33 MJ and 24.5 MJ, respectively. The yearly thermal energy generated by the system has been calculated to be 24728.8 kWh, while the net electrical energy savings for the year is 805.9 kWh and the annual thermal exergy energy generated is 1006.2 kWh.     

室内游泳池太阳能加热系统性能测试与分析

以某室内游泳池池水加热系统为例,介绍了池水加热系统的流程,加热设备包括太阳能集热器、空调机组冷凝器、电加热锅炉。测试了冬季太阳能平板集热器的集热效率,为60％。根据深圳地区典型年气象数据,太阳能加热系统全年可以满足池水14％的热量需求。     

Impact of magnetic field on the enhancement of performance of thermal solar collectors using nanofluids

A numerical mathematical model has been developed to predict the thermal behaviour of thermal solar collectors using nanofluids under different magnetic fields. The model is based upon energy conservation equations for nanofluids flow, heat transfer for different nanofluids and magnetic field. The thermal behaviour of the solar collectors during charging phase has been studied, predicted numerically and analysed using different nanofluid materials and magnetic fields. Comparisons were made against literature data for validation purposes of the predictive model. The model fairly predicted heat absorbed and solar panel efficiency under different nanofluids conditions, magnetic fields and compared well with existing data on the subject.