Numerical Investigation and Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Thermal PV/T Absorber Designs: A Comparative Study

Authors

  • Fadhil Abdulameer Sachit Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Rosli Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka,Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Noreffendy Tamaldin Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Suhaimi Misha Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka,Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Amira Lateef Abdullah Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka,Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

Keywords:

Solar energy, photovoltaic solar thermal collector (PV/T), PV/T performance, bsorber design, mass flow rate, efficiency

Abstract

The term of PV/T refers to the solar energy system which is associate the photovoltaic and solar collector with each other in order to improve the photovoltaic efficiency. This system generates both thermal and electrical energy simultaneously. The aim of this work is to investigate numerically and comparing the performance of PV/T system with two absorber designs. A new photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) collector called serpen-direct is designed and compared with serpentine PV/T design. Theoretically, the PV/T performance for serpen-direct flow is validated and compared with the conventional serpentine flow design using MATLAB Simulink. Parameters, such as outlet water temperature, cell temperature and PV and thermal efficiency, were tested under various mass flow rates that range from 0.01 kg/s to 0.1 kg/s and two-levelsolar irradiance300 W/m2and 700 W/m2. Results show that the serpen-direct flow absorber design provides a better system performance than the serpentine flow design under the same operating conditions. The maximum PV and thermal efficiencies are 12.51% and 57.66%, respectively, for the serpen-direct flow and 12.43% and 54.68%, correspondingly, for the serpentine flow design.

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Published

2024-03-28

How to Cite

Fadhil Abdulameer Sachit, Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Rosli, Noreffendy Tamaldin, Suhaimi Misha, & Amira Lateef Abdullah. (2024). Numerical Investigation and Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Thermal PV/T Absorber Designs: A Comparative Study. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 58(1), 62–77. Retrieved from https://semarakilmu.com.my/journals/index.php/fluid_mechanics_thermal_sciences/article/view/3167

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