Performance of a PV/T Solar Collector in a Tropical Monsoon Climate City in Brazil

This paper presents the mathematical model of a flat plate photovoltaic/thermal sheet and tube solar collector (PV/T) having water as working fluid and numerical simulations results aiming to identify the most important parameters that affect the efficiency of the collector when operating in a local...

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Published in:Revista IEEE América Latina 2018-01, Vol.16 (1), p.140-147
Main Authors: Rubio, Liliana Marcela, Brito Filho, Joao Pereira, Henriquez, Jorge Recarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electrical efficiency
Hybrid solar collector
IEEE transactions
Monsoons
Photovoltaic systems
Solar energy
Solar photovoltaic/thermal collector
Solar radiation
Thermal efficiency
Urban areas
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Summary:This paper presents the mathematical model of a flat plate photovoltaic/thermal sheet and tube solar collector (PV/T) having water as working fluid and numerical simulations results aiming to identify the most important parameters that affect the efficiency of the collector when operating in a locality of tropical monsoon climate zone in Brazil. The solar radiation incident on the collector and the ambient air-temperature were taken into account and assumed as time dependent. The results obtained showed the influence on the collector thermal and electrical efficiency of the convection heat transfer coefficient, the incident solar radiation, and the mass flow rate.
ISSN:1548-0992
1548-0992
DOI:10.1109/TLA.2018.8291466