Development of a seawater-proof hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector

A. Kroiß; A. Pröbst; S. Hamberger; M. Spinnler; Y. Tripanagnostopoulos; T. Sattelmayer

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.058

Development of a seawater-proof hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector

A. Kroiß, A. Pröbst, S. Hamberger, M. Spinnler, Y. Tripanagnostopoulos, T. Sattelmayer

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Abstract

Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems provide both electrical and thermal energy. The development of seawater-proof PV/T systems can enlarge the, by now, very limited PV/T application fields to a new one: sustainable reverse osmosis (RO) desalination. There, the PV/T systems' disadvantage of heat at low temperature level can redound to its advantage: the RO freshwater output is increased at elevated seawater temperatures while the PV efficiency is improved due to cooling with seawater. In this paper, the development of a novel seawater-proof PV/T system with the aim of low cost and high electrical and thermal performance is presented. Low-cost is achieved by using standard components combining a polypropylene thermal absorber with a commercial PV system. Experimental investigations on a PV/T prototype include thermal and electrical efficiency characterization at different fluid temperature levels, mass flow rates and ambient conditions. The results are compared the state-of-the-art PV/T systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-103
Number of pages	11
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.058
State	Published - 2014
Event	2013 International Conference on Alternative Energy in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies, AEDCEE 2013 - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 30 May 2013 → 31 May 2013

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Hybrid
PV/T
Photovoltaic
Polymer
Thermal

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Development of a seawater-proof hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector

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