The objective of present work is to analyze the energy and the exergy performance of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) air collector which is designed, manufactured and tested at a geographic location of Kerman, Iran. This PV/T collector is tested in both glazed and unglazed types. In this system, a thin metal sheet is used to improve heat extraction from the PV panels and consequently achieving higher thermal and electrical output. The metal sheet is suspended at the middle of an air channel in the studied PV/T air configuration. A theoretical model is developed and validated against experimental data, where good agreement between the predicted results and measured data is achieved. The validated model is then used to study the effect of the solar radiation, channel depth, collector length, and PV cell efficiency on total energy and exergy efficiency of the studied system.
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Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector With Natural Air Flow
A. Shahsavar,
A. Shahsavar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shahid Bahonar University
, Kerman, Iran; Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 7616914111, Iran
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M. Ameri,
M. Ameri
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shahid Bahonar University
, Kerman, Iran; Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 7616914111, Iran
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M. Gholampour
M. Gholampour
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shahid Bahonar University
, Kerman, Iran; Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 7616914111, Iran
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A. Shahsavar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shahid Bahonar University
, Kerman, Iran; Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 7616914111, Iran
M. Ameri
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shahid Bahonar University
, Kerman, Iran; Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 7616914111, Iran
M. Gholampour
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shahid Bahonar University
, Kerman, Iran; Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 7616914111, Iran
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Feb 2012, 134(1): 011014 (10 pages)
Published Online: November 29, 2011
Article history
Received:
April 27, 2011
Revised:
September 21, 2011
Online:
November 29, 2011
Published:
November 29, 2011
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Shahsavar, A., Ameri, M., and Gholampour, M. (November 29, 2011). "Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector With Natural Air Flow." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2012; 134(1): 011014. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4005250
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