Parametric study of various configurations of hybrid PV/thermal air collector: Experimental validation of theoretical model

Abstract In this paper, an attempt has been made to evaluate the overall performance of hybrid PV/thermal (PV/T) air collector. The different configurations of hybrid air collectors which are considered as unglazed and glazed PV/T air heaters, with and without tedlar. Analytical expressions for the temperatures of solar cells, back surface of the module, outlet air and the rate of extraction of useful thermal energy from hybrid PV/T air collectors have been derived. Further an analytical expression similar to Hottel–Whiller–Bliss (HWB) equation for flat plate collector has also been derived in terms of design and climatic parameters. Numerical computations have been carried out for composite climate of New Delhi and the results for different configurations have been compared. The thermal model for unglazed PV/T air heating system has also been validated experimentally for summer climatic conditions. It is observed that glazed hybrid PV/T without tedlar gives the best performance.

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