| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1512705 | Energy Procedia | 2012 | 8 Pages |
In general, there are two types of PVT collector, glazed and unglazed, depending on the existence of glass in front of the PV module. On the other hand, water-type PVT collectors can be classified into two types according to absorber type: the sheet-and-tube absorber PVT collector and the fully wetted absorber PVT collector.The aim of this study is to analyze the electrical and thermal performance of a water-type PVT collector with a fully wetted absorber. For this study, a prototype of an unglazed PVT collector with a fully wetted absorber was designed and built, and both the thermal and electrical performances of the prototype PVT collector were measured in outdoor conditions. A conventional mono-crystalline Si PV module was tested alongside the PVT collector in order to compare their electrical performance
