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A numerical and experimental analysis of a novel highly-efficient water-based PV/T system

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  • Yildirim, Mehmet Ali
  • Cebula, Artur

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New materials and designs have been developed and proposed to enhance the thermal and electrical performance of photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) systems in recent years. Despite the significant attention received by PV/T technology, the available PV/T modules are scarce due to complex system designs, environmentally unfriendly working fluids, and low thermal efficiency. In this paper, a highly efficient water-based PV/T system is proposed by combining an innovatively designed cooling system with a PV module. An experimental evaluation of the designed PV/T system was carried out in laboratory conditions. The test results of the PV/T system showed that when the inlet mass flow rate and temperature were 0.0458 kg/s and 11.90 °C, the PV/T system reached the maximum thermal efficiency of 96.47 ± 1.40 %. The increase in mass flow rate from 0.0042 kg/s to 0.0375 kg/s and the decrease in inlet temperature from 17.70 °C to 11.40 °C led to a 12 % improvement in thermal efficiency of the PV/T system showing that the inlet mass flow rate and temperature have a significant influence on thermal efficiency. The developed 3-D numerical model accurately estimated the outlet temperature of the PV/T system. A maximum of 3.43 % error occurred between the experimental results and model output.

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  • Yildirim, Mehmet Ali & Cebula, Artur, 2024. "A numerical and experimental analysis of a novel highly-efficient water-based PV/T system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:289:y:2024:i:c:s0360544223032693
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129875
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