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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, a solar reflector was used with the solar collector to increase the reflectivity of the collector, and the reflector concentrates both direct and diffuse radiation of the sun toward the collector.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the experimental performance of a stepped solar still coupled with a solar air-heater was investigated, and the results showed that water productivity increased by 112% over conventional still, when the system was coupled with solar airheater and glass cover cooling.
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of the available literature on solar systems (solar thermal collectors and Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV/T) collectors) and their integration with heat pumps is presented.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used high efficiency crystalline and amorphous silicon PV modules to recharge lithium-ion battery modules, achieving a system efficiency of nearly 15% and battery charging efficiency of approximately 100%.
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Abstract: In order to get more power and heat from PV/T system, it is necessary to cool the PV cell and decrease its temperature. This is not an easy task especially in hot and humid climate areas. There is a lack of an effective cooling strategy of PV/T panels. The liquid based photovoltaic thermal collector systems are practically more desirable and effective than air based systems. Temperature fluctuation in liquid based PV/T is much less than the air based PV/T collectors which subjected to variation in solar radiation levels. In this study a review of the available literature on PV/T collector systems which utilize water and refrigerant (working fluid) as heat removal medium for different applications has been conducted. Future direction of water-cooled and refrigerant hybrid photovoltaic thermal systems was presented. This study revealed that the direct expansion solar-assisted heat pump system achieved better cooling effect of the PV/T collector.
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