Analytical predictions of liquid and air photovoltaic/thermal flat-plate collector performance

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5116571

Raghuraman, P.; Hendrie, S. D.

Two separate one-dimensional analyses have been developed for the prediction of the thermal and electrical performance of both liquid and air flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collectors. The analyses account for the temperature difference between the primary insolation absorber (the photovoltaic cells) and the secondary absorber (a thermal absorber flat plate). The results of the analyses are compared with test measurements, and therefrom, design recommendations are made to maximize the total energy extracted from the collectors.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ET20279
• OSTI ID: 5116571
• Report Number(s): COO-4094-89; CONF-801102-23
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASME winter annual meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 16 Nov 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
COMBINED COLLECTORS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PERFORMANCE
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
AIR HEATERS
EQUIPMENT
HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators