Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector

TL;DR: In this paper, a modified photovoltaic thermal (PVT) double slope active solar still was designed and fabricated for remote locations and its performance has been experimentally evaluated under field conditions in natural and forced circulation mode (series and parallel).

TL;DR: In this article, the thermodynamic characteristics of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells are investigated from a perspective based on ex-ergy, and a new efficiency is developed that is useful in studying PV performance and possible improvements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a thermal model to simulate the thermal performance of PV modules with and without cooling, which was sequentially coupled with a radiation model and an electrical model to calculate the electrical performance of the PV panels.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the optimal energy production system and its optimal operation strategy required to satisfy the energy demand of a set of users in an industrial area, based on a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model that minimizes the total annual cost for owning, maintaining and operating the whole energy supply system.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of the simulation in terms of efficiencies, heat and electricity production and the main characteristics of the system (i.e. heat exchanger surface, solar collector area) are presented and discussed.