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Title: New proposal for photovoltaic-thermal solar energy utilization method

Abstract

One of the most effective methods of utilizing solar energy is to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as a photovoltaic-thermal panel (PV/T panel) simultaneously. From such a viewpoint, systems using various kinds of PV panels were constructed in the world. In these panels, solar cells are set up at an absorber collecting solar thermal energy. Therefore, temperature of solar cell increases up to the prescribed temperature of thermal energy use, although it is lower than the cell temperature when using only solar cell panel. For maintaining cell conversion efficiency at the standard conditions, it is necessary to keep the cell at lower temperature. In this paper, electric and thermal energy obtained form a PV/T panel is evaluated in terms of energy. BAsed on this evaluation, the method of not to decrease cell conversion efficiency with collecting solar thermal energy was proposed.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Electrotechnical Lab., Ibaraki (Japan)
  2. Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama (Japan)
  3. Science Univ. of Tokyo, Takyo (Japan)
  4. Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7074195
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Solar Energy (Journal of Solar Energy Science and Engineering); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 52:3; Journal ID: ISSN 0038-092X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; COMBINED COLLECTORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; THERMAL INSULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION; CONTROL; CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion; 140502 - Solar Energy Conversion- Thermonic & Thermoelectric conversion

Citation Formats

Takashima, Takumi, Tanaka, Tadayoshi, Doi, Takuya, Kamoshida, Junji, Tani, Tatsuo, and Horigome, Takashi. New proposal for photovoltaic-thermal solar energy utilization method. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.1016/0038-092X(94)90490-1.
Takashima, Takumi, Tanaka, Tadayoshi, Doi, Takuya, Kamoshida, Junji, Tani, Tatsuo, & Horigome, Takashi. New proposal for photovoltaic-thermal solar energy utilization method. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(94)90490-1
Takashima, Takumi, Tanaka, Tadayoshi, Doi, Takuya, Kamoshida, Junji, Tani, Tatsuo, and Horigome, Takashi. 1994. "New proposal for photovoltaic-thermal solar energy utilization method". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(94)90490-1.
@article{osti_7074195,
title = {New proposal for photovoltaic-thermal solar energy utilization method},
author = {Takashima, Takumi and Tanaka, Tadayoshi and Doi, Takuya and Kamoshida, Junji and Tani, Tatsuo and Horigome, Takashi},
abstractNote = {One of the most effective methods of utilizing solar energy is to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as a photovoltaic-thermal panel (PV/T panel) simultaneously. From such a viewpoint, systems using various kinds of PV panels were constructed in the world. In these panels, solar cells are set up at an absorber collecting solar thermal energy. Therefore, temperature of solar cell increases up to the prescribed temperature of thermal energy use, although it is lower than the cell temperature when using only solar cell panel. For maintaining cell conversion efficiency at the standard conditions, it is necessary to keep the cell at lower temperature. In this paper, electric and thermal energy obtained form a PV/T panel is evaluated in terms of energy. BAsed on this evaluation, the method of not to decrease cell conversion efficiency with collecting solar thermal energy was proposed.},
doi = {10.1016/0038-092X(94)90490-1},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7074195}, journal = {Solar Energy (Journal of Solar Energy Science and Engineering); (United States)},
issn = {0038-092X},
number = ,
volume = 52:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
}