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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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TL;DR: In this paper, the optimum outlet temperature for a given solar collector that will maximize the work output for various idealized heat engine cycles was determined. But the effect of radiative and convective heat losses from the collector is demonstrated, and the relative importance of each in different operating ranges is shown.
60 citations
01 Sep 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrated the optical design with the solar cell design, and achieved an optical efficiency of 93% and solar cell device results summing to 42.9%.
Abstract: : The Very High Efficiency Solar Cell (VHESC) program is developing integrated optical system - PV modules for portable applications that operate at greater than 50 percent efficiency. We are integrating the optical design with the solar cell design, and have entered previously unoccupied design space. Our approach is driven by proven quantitative models for the solar cell design, the optical design and the integration of these designs. Optical systems efficiency with an optical efficiency of 93% and solar cell device results summing to 42.9% are described. Keywords: High performance, module architecture, solar cell efficiency.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a general energetic and entropic analysis of ideal photovoltaic and solar-thermal converters is presented, where the authors determine the efficiency limit when both types of converters operate together (hybrid converters).
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the application of aqueous suspensions as volumetric absorber in a concentrating direct absorption solar collector: a suspension of single wall carbon nanohorns (SWCNHs) in water is chosen as the nanofluid.
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