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Experimental investigation and modeling of a direct-coupled PV/T air collector
Amin Shahsavar,Mehran Ameri +1 more
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In this paper, a direct-coupled PV/thermal air collector was designed, built, and tested at a geographic location of Kerman, Iran, where a thin aluminum sheet suspended at the middle of air channel was used to increase the heat exchange surface and consequently improve heat extraction from PV panels.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 2010-11-01. It has received 171 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector & Photovoltaic system.read more
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Review of R&D progress and practical application of the solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies.
TL;DR: In this article, the global market potential of solar thermal, photovoltaic (PV) and combined PV/thermal technologies in current time and near future was discussed, and standards for evaluating technical, economic and environmental performance of the PV/T systems were addressed.
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A critical review of photovoltaic–thermal solar collectors for air heating
Rakesh Kumar,Marc A. Rosen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of photovoltaic thermal technology and recent advances, particularly as applied to air heaters, is presented, and it is determined that the photoveoltaic-thermal (PV/T) air heater is or may in the future be practicable for preheating air for many applications, including space heating and drying.
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A review on the applications of nanofluids in solar energy systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the applications of nanofluids on different types of solar collectors, photovoltaic systems and solar thermoelectrics are reviewed, and the efforts done on the energy storage system (ESS) have been reviewed.
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Flat plate solar photovoltaic–thermal (PV/T) systems : A reference guide
TL;DR: In this article, a brief overview of the different solar flat plate PV/T technologies, their efficiencies, applications, advantages, limitations and research opportunities available is given, as well as a comparison of different technologies.
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Advancements in hybrid photovoltaic systems for enhanced solar cells performance
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of various methods reported in the literature and discusses various design and operating parameters influencing the cooling capacity for PV systems leading to an enhanced performance is provided in this paper, where various designs, such as air, liquid, heat pipes, phase change materials (PCMs), and thermoelectric (TE) devices, can be employed to aid cooling of PV cells.
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