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Improvement of PV module optical properties for PV-thermal hybrid collector application

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In this paper, an alternative PV cell lamination has been developed with increased optical and thermal performance, and a real size PV-T module has been built and tested at Fraunhofer solar test facilities.
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This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 72 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector & Photovoltaic system.

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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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Dynamic coupled thermal-and-electrical modelling of sheet-and-tube hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collectors

TL;DR: In this paper, a dynamic model of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collector with a sheet-and-tube thermal absorber is presented to evaluate the annual generation of electrical energy along with the provision of domestic hot-water (DHW) from the thermal energy output, by using real climate data at high temporal resolution.
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Study of the thermal and electrical performances of PVT solar hot water system

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a flat plate PVT collector being part of a solar thermal system in a building is compared to that of standard solar devices (i.e., solar thermal collector and PV panel) through simulations using TRNSYS.
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Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of different forces in nanofluid flows that exist in particulate flows such as drag, lift (Magnus and Saffman), Brownian, thermophoretic, Van der Waals, electrostatic double layer forces are considered.
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Water flat plate PV–thermal collectors: A review

TL;DR: In this article, an extensive review about water flat plate PV-thermal collectors is presented, with a specific focus on technological progress in recent years and on the future development of the technology.
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Solar engineering of thermal processes

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an active and passive building heating system for solar thermal power systems, where the active system is designed by f--chart and the passive one by Utilizability Methods.
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Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an active and passive building heating system for solar thermal power systems, where the active system is designed by f--chart and the passive one by Utilizability Methods.
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Solar Cells: Operating Principles, Technology, and System Applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the solar source of light energy is described and quantified, along with a review of semiconductor properties and the generation, recombination, and the basic equations of photovoltaic device physics.
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A Review on Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Solar Technology

TL;DR: A review of the trend of development of photovoltaic/thermal technology, in particular the advancements in recent years and the future work required can be found in this article.
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Flat-plate PV-Thermal collectors and systems : a review

TL;DR: An overview of this research is presented in this paper, both in terms of an historic overview of research projects and in the form of a thematic overview, addressing the different research issues for PVT.
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