Energy and exergy analysis of hybrid micro-channel photovoltaic thermal module

In this communication, an attempt has been made to evaluate energy and exergy analysis of a hybrid micro-channel photovoltaic thermal (MCPVT) module based on proposed micro-channel solar cell thermal (MCSCT) under constant mass flow rate of air in terms of design and climatic parameter. The performance in terms of overall annual thermal and exergy gain and exergy efficiency of microchannel photovoltaic thermal module have been evaluated by considering four weather conditions for different climatic conditions of India. Further analysis has also been carried out for single channel photovoltaic thermal (SCPVT) module and the results of microchannel photovoltaic thermal module and single channel photovoltaic thermal module have been compared. On the basis of numerical computations, it has been observed that an overall annual thermal and exergy gains have been increased by 70.62% and 60.19% respectively for MCPVT module for Srinagar climatic conditions. Similar observations have been made for Bangalore, Jodhpur and New Delhi. 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved