Experimental Investigation of Solar PV-T/Liquid Collector
Abstract
Integration of photovoltaic and thermal liquid collector into one component brings several advantages for solar applications. Hybrid concept of unglazed photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collector with combined heat and power production allows an effective use of solar energy incident on building envelope area if low temperature heat is used in suitable technical systems of building. Moreover, building envelope integrated PV modules need cooling not only to increase the electricity production but also to protect the PV cells against degradation by excess thermal load and to maintain their standard life-time.