Abstract

Photovoltaic-Thermal solar energy system design for dairy industry

Abstract

In 21th century demand for energy is rapidly increasing as the population is increased. To provide desirable living conditions and satisfy the food needs of overpopulated humanity getting harder and harder due to the limited energy and nutrient resources. Nutrient sources pass through many stages such as heating, cooling, drying and freezing which includes thermal and electrical energy needs before being presented to the consumer in the food industry. In the current situation, these two main energy requirements are largely met by fossil fuels which are not efficient, non-sustainable and not user friendly in terms of resource management. In this context, the possibilities of usage Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV/T) solar energy systems which will be able to eliminate these disadvantages, use solar energy as a source and can meet the thermal and electrical requirements of the facility continuously has been investigated and, a system was designed which can meet the energy needs according to different scenarios for different processes. It is aimed to produce food in low carbon-emission facilities by meeting both electrical and thermal energy from the solar energy which is a renewable and clean energy source.

Keywords

• Energy,PV/T design,Energy efficiency,Solar energy

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