Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Projects

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5398096· OSTI ID:5398096

Kush, E. A.

Systems which utilize a combination of photovoltaic and thermal collection in the same solar collectors (PV/T Systems) can have advantages over PV or thermal only systems in that the cost effectiveness of the collectors and their support structure may be improved, active cooling may allow the cells to run at lower temperatures-hence higher conversion efficiency, and space limitations on side by side collectors can be avoided. Evaluation of such systems requires formulation and assessment of collector concepts, power conditioning, storage, and control strategies, and their interactions when combined into a total system. Three projects to accomplish this are currently in progress. Two of them, at MIT/Lincoln Laboratory (MIT/LL) and Brown University, address systems with flat plate PV/T collectors and vapor compression heat pump driven by the photovoltaic electric output. The third, at Arizona State University, is studying PV/T concentrating collectors and their potential applications, particularly to solar driven absorption chillers.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016; DE-AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5398096
• Report Number(s): BNL-27669
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
COMBINED COLLECTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
COST
EFFICIENCY
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT PUMPS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONERS
APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems
140901 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling