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Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy / Volume 1 / Issue 6 / REVIEW ARTICLES

J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 1, 062702 (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3266963 (13 pages)

A review on photovoltaic thermal collectors

Baljit Singh and M. Y. Othman

Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

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(Received 9 June 2009; accepted 2 November 2009; published online 9 December 2009)

The content of this review consists of the types and the parameters influencing the performance (electrical and thermal) and also covers the numerical, analytical, and experimental models of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collectors. The PVT systems using air and water as heat extraction agents were discussed. The parameters affecting the PVT performance such as the glazing, mass flow rate, and influence of absorber and design types were discussed in details. From the exergy analysis, it was found that the unglazed collector gives better total (electrical+thermal) exergy, whereas the energy analysis favors the glazed collectors. From the literature review, it is obvious that the PVT systems are very useful in the future. There are no substantial initiatives taken in order to reduce the cost and to make PVT collectors favorable. Increasing the competitiveness of PVT collectors will enhance the utilization of renewable energy devices. This communication was done to ease future studies to be conducted by researchers.

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Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. TYPES OF PVT COLLECTORS
    1. Flat-plate PVT collectors versus concentrating collectors
    2. Air type collectors versus water type collectors
    3. BIPVT
  3. EXPERIMENTAL, NUMERICAL, AND ANALYTICAL MODELS OF PERFORMANCE OF PVT COLLECTORS
    1. Experimental models
    2. Numerical models
    3. Analytical models
    4. Parameter dependency
    5. Glazed/unglazed collectors
    6. Water/air flow rate
    7. Absorber plate effect
    8. Design types
  4. CONCLUSION

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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords

building integrated photovoltaics, exergy, solar absorber-convertors

PACS

  • 88.40.mr

    Building-integrated photovoltaics

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3266963

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1941-7012 (print)  
1941-7012 (online)

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