Analytical prediction of the performance of an air photovoltaic/thermal flat-plate collector
A one-dimensional analysis developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory predicts the electrical and thermal performance of an air photovoltaic/thermal flat-plate collector. The analysis compares well with test measurements, predicting the thermal efficiency to within 2 percent. From the analysis, the poor thermal performance of the collector is attributable, in part, to the large undulations of the cell/silicone pottant surface in contact with the flowing air that results in less effective convective heat-transfer areas between the cell and the air.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Lexington, MA (United States). Lincoln Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76ET20279
- OSTI ID:
- 5416628
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/20279-93
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980
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OSTI ID:5416628
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Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1981
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Analytical prediction of liquid photovoltaic/thermal flat-plate collector performance
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HEATERS
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