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Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector
About: Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 8688 publications have been published within this topic receiving 232734 citations.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the material aspects of alkali nitrate salts are discussed, including thermal properties, thermal decomposition processes, steel corrosion issues, and phase diagrams of multicomponent salt systems.
Abstract: Solar thermal power plants are a key technology for electricity generation from renewable energy resources. Thermal energy storage (TES) systems correct the mismatch between the solar supply and the power demand. TES makes it possible to meet the intermediate load profile with dispatchable power, a benefit that has a high value to power utilities and that gives concentrating solar power (CSP) technology an edge over photovoltaic and wind power. Hence, TES is a key technology for solar thermal energy utilization with growing present and future importance. This chapter focuses on material aspects of alkali nitrate salts. They include thermal properties, thermal decomposition processes, steel corrosion issues, and phase diagrams of multicomponent salt systems. In addition, two CSP applications using molten nitrate salts as sensible and latent TES are discussed.
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TL;DR: In this article, an extensive review on the research carried out on artificial roughened solar air heater ducts is presented, which is useful for the researchers working in this area.
Abstract: Solar air heaters form the major component of solar energy utilization system which absorbs the incoming solar radiation, converting it into thermal energy at the absorbing surface, and transferring the energy to a fluid flowing through the collector. The efficiency of flat plate solar air heater has been found to be low because of low convective heat transfer coefficient between absorber plate and the flowing air which increases the absorber plate temperature, leading to higher heat losses to the environment resulting in low thermal efficiency of such collectors. Artificial roughness in the form of repeated ribs is the most effective and economic way of improving the thermal performance of solar air heater. This paper presents an extensive review on the research carried out on artificial roughened solar air heater ducts. The objective of this paper is to review various studies, carried out on thermal as well as hydraulic performance of artificial roughened solar air heater ducts. The review presented in this paper will be useful for the researchers working in this area.
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TL;DR: In this article, the primary energy analysis and economic evaluation of solar thermal and photovoltaic cooling systems used for the air conditioning in office buildings applying simulation systems was made for three different climates corresponding to Palermo, Madrid and Stuttgart.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the optimal year-round production of synthetic methane from water electrolysis and CO2 comparing the use of solar PV systems and wind turbines on a monthly basis is presented.
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