The Performance Evaluation Study of PV-Solarwall Unit Module Solar Thermal-Electric Energy

TLDR: In this article, the authors proposed a PV-Solarwall system with a fan strategically located behind the PV panel to bring the warm and fresh air from the solarwall into the room.

Abstract: The PV-Solarwall system has been introduced as a promising alternative to harness solar energy for both heating applications and electricity generation simultaneously. The system comprises a PV solar panel(for electricity generation). In addition, the solarwall incorporates a fan strategically located behind the PV panel to bring the warm and fresh air from the solarwall into the room. Because of its location and convective cooling principle, the fan also serves to reduce the operating temperature of the PV panel thereby increasing its efficiency. So this PV-Solarwall system holds much promise for saving heating and electricity costs compared with a PV system without solarwall. In particular, by controlling the tilt angle of the entire PV-Solarwall system between (horizontal) and (vertical), the performance of the system can be further evaluated. It is expected that the range of tilt angle PV-Solarwall between and will improve the output of the system.