An Experimental Study on the Effect of Fluid Temperature on the Performance of a PV-T Collector

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 4, 153 - 158, 20.12.2019

Ertaç Hürdoğan , Coşkun Özalp , Faruk Benli

https://doi.org/10.26701/ems.619874

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Nowadays,
heat energy and the photovoltaic (PV) principle are widely used for generating
electric power. PV panels can convert a limited portion of the solar radiation
falling on them into electric power. Photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) systems are
used in order to remove and evaluate the heat load caused by the solar
radiation. In this study, an experimental setup was developed to compare PV and
PV-T collectors. Through the experimental study, not only the collectors were
compared but also the effect of the circulating water temperature on PV-T
collector was investigated. The working fluid used in the PV-T collector was
water. The results obtained from the experiments have shown that the electrical
and thermal efficiency of PV-T collector is higher than that of the PV
collector under the climatic conditions in Adana, Turkey, and that solar
radiation has a significant impact on the performance of the collectors, and
that the decrease in water temperature used in the PV-T collector has increased
the electrical generation capacity, electrical energy efficiency as well as total
efficiency.

Keywords

Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic-Thermal, Fluid Temperature, Experimental, Adana

Supporting Institution

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi

Project Number

OKÜBAP-2017-PT3-027

Thanks

This study was supported by Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Scientific Research Projects Unit (OKÜBAP) within the scope of the project, OKÜBAP-2017-PT3-027. We would like to thank OKÜBAP for their support. We also thank Kastamonu Integrated Wood Industry Inc. for its material and moral support in the preparation of the experimental setup used in this study.

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