| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551162 | Solar Energy | 2011 | 11 Pages |
In this communication, an attempt has been made to evaluate the theoretical performance of a glazed hybrid micro-channel solar cell thermal (MCSCT) tile. Experiment has been performed in indoor condition and it has been observed that there is good agreement between theoretical and experimental values with correlation coefficient and root mean square percentage deviation in range of 0.995–0.998 and 3.21–4.50 respectively. Effect of design parameters on different combination (series and parallel) of glazed hybrid MCSCT tile for Srinagar climatic condition, India has also been evaluated. The theoretical results of glazed hybrid micro-channel photovoltaic thermal (MCPVT) module for 75 Wp have been compared with the result of single channel photovoltaic thermal (SCPVT) module. The average value of electrical and thermal efficiency of glazed hybrid MCPVT module are 14.7% and 10.8% respectively which is significantly higher than SCPVT module. The overall annual exergy efficiency based on second law of thermodynamics has also been evaluated at different mass flow rate for glazed hybrid MCPVT module for Srinagar climatic condition. It has been observed that maximum overall exergy efficiency is 20.28% at 0.000108 kg/s mass flow rate.
► Thermal model of single glazed hybrid micro-channel solar cell/module thermal tile. ► Validation of thermal model by experimental results. ► Average electrical and thermal efficiency of MCPVT are 14.7% and 10.8% respectively. ► Maximum overall exergy efficiency of MCPVT is 20.3% at 1.08 × 10−4 kg/s of air flow.
