Investigation of the electrical and thermal performance of a PV/T hybrid system

Author

Haddad, Salim ; Touafek, Khaled ; Khelifa, Abdelkarim

Author_Institution

Mech. & Mater. Res. Lab., Univ. 20 Aout 1955, Skikda, Algeria

fYear

2015

fDate

March 31 2015-April 2 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The conversion of the sun photo-energy into electricity by means of PV cells is commonly achieved under high temperatures. Nevertheless, it has been established that the efficiency of the PV cells is penalized by heat. In order to eradicate this drawback and to enhance the energy efficiency, the PV conversion could be allied to a thermal (T) one, leading to PV/T hybrid systems. The paper is aimed at an experimental investigation of the electrical and thermal performance of a hybrid PV/T concept which is based on a PV panel associated to a heat exchanger. Thanks to a forced circulation of water, the main roles of the exchanger are (i) the reduction of the temperature of the PV panel and (ii) the water heating for domestic use. The experimental study includes a comparison between the performance of the proposed PV/T hybrid system and those of separate PV and water heater panels.

Keywords

energy conservation; heat exchangers; solar cells; sunlight; thermal analysis; water; PV cell panel efficiency; PV conversion; PV-T hybrid system; electrical performance; electricity; energy efficiency enhancement; heat exchangers; photovoltaic cell; sun photo-energy; temperature reduction; thermal performance; water circulation; water heating; Fluids; Glass; Photovoltaic systems; Resistance heating; Temperature measurement; Water heating; PV system; PV/thermal hybrid system; comparative study; experimental investigation; heat exchanger;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2015 Tenth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Monte Carlo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6784-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EVER.2015.7112928

Filename

7112928