Title :
Experimental Study on A Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal System
Author :
Sun Jian ; Shi Mingheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mater. & Sci. Eng., Jingdezhen Ceramic Inst., Jingdezhen, China
Abstract :
In this work, A single-pass photovoltaic/thermal solar system with compound parabolic concentrator(CPC) and fins is designed and its electric-thermal performance over arrange of local conditions is studied by an experimental method. A prototype double-trough compound parabolic concentrator is designed and fabricated. The absorber of the hybrid PV/T air system under investigation consists of solar cell model and a block aluminium sheet pained black coating for generating electricity and thermal energy, CPC to increase the radiation intensity falling on the solar cells and fins attached to the back side of the solar cell panel to improve heat transfer to the flowing air. The temperature of various components of the PV/T system is presented in the study.
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; solar absorber-convertors; solar cell arrays; solar energy concentrators; absorber; block aluminium sheet; double-trough compound parabolic concentrator; electric-thermal performance; heat transfer; hybrid PV-T air system; radiation intensity; single-pass photovoltaic-thermal solar system; solar cell panel; thermal energy; Aluminum; Coatings; Hybrid power systems; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Prototypes; Solar heating; Solar power generation; Solar system;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2010 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4812-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4813-5
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5449528