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Outdoor Performance Analysis of a Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Collector with Jet Impingement and Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC)

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Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia
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Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia
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Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia
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Department of Machinery Equipment Engineering Techniques, Technical College Al-Musaib, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Al-Musaib, Babil 51009, Iraq
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Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Centre, University of Technology, Baghdad 10001, Iraq
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Materials 2017, 10(8), 888; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10080888
Received: 7 June 2017 / Revised: 17 July 2017 / Accepted: 25 July 2017 / Published: 1 August 2017
This paper discusses the effect of jet impingement of water on a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collector and compound parabolic concentrators (CPC) on electrical efficiency, thermal efficiency and power production of a PVT system. A prototype of a PVT solar water collector installed with a jet impingement and CPC has been designed, fabricated and experimentally investigated. The efficiency of the system can be improved by using jet impingement of water to decrease the temperature of the solar cells. The electrical efficiency and power output are directly correlated with the mass flow rate. The results show that electrical efficiency was improved by 7% when using CPC and jet impingement cooling in a PVT solar collector at 1:00 p.m. (solar irradiance of 1050 W/m2 and an ambient temperature of 33.5 °C). It can also be seen that the power output improved by 36% when using jet impingement cooling with CPC, and 20% without CPC in the photovoltaic (PV) module at 1:30 p.m. The short-circuit current ISC of the PV module experienced an improvement of ~28% when using jet impingement cooling with CPC, and 11.7% without CPC. The output of the PV module was enhanced by 31% when using jet impingement cooling with CPC, and 16% without CPC. View Full-Text
Keywords: photovoltaic thermal collectors; water based PVT; electrical performance; thermal performance; compound parabolic concentrator; jet impingement photovoltaic thermal collectors; water based PVT; electrical performance; thermal performance; compound parabolic concentrator; jet impingement
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Jaaz, A.H.; Hasan, H.A.; Sopian, K.; Kadhum, A.A.H.; Gaaz, T.S.; Al-Amiery, A.A. Outdoor Performance Analysis of a Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Collector with Jet Impingement and Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC). Materials 2017, 10, 888. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10080888

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Jaaz AH, Hasan HA, Sopian K, Kadhum AAH, Gaaz TS, Al-Amiery AA. Outdoor Performance Analysis of a Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Collector with Jet Impingement and Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC). Materials. 2017; 10(8):888. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10080888

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Jaaz, Ahed H., Husam A. Hasan, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Abdul A.H. Kadhum, Tayser S. Gaaz, and Ahmed A. Al-Amiery. 2017. "Outdoor Performance Analysis of a Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Collector with Jet Impingement and Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC)" Materials 10, no. 8: 888. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10080888

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