Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal (PVT) Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".
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Interests: plasmonic and nanomaterials for solar energy applications; solar concentration; modelling of optical systems
Interests: cantilever sensors and nanomechanical tools for diagnostics; surface-enhanced Raman and infrared spectroscopy; cancer diagnostics; thin polymer films; soft lithography; plasmonics for medical and energy applications; plasma physics
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Dear Colleagues,
Photovoltaic (PV) and photo-thermal (PT) systems are important technologies in addressing the growing requirement for renewable energy. Coupling PT and PV technologies into hybridised photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) systems can offer an effective approach to the minimization of energy losses and enhanced solar energy conversion efficiencies. For large-scale implementation, PVT systems require thermal fluids that can enhance the combined conversion efficiency achievable by controlling the “thermal” and “electrical” components of the solar spectrum. Partitioning the two solar spectrum components through spectral beam splitting (SBS), whereby a liquid optical filter serves as both a spectral modulator and heat transfer fluid, can be achieved through the dynamic control of light–matter interactions within the fluid.
Nanofluids are typically employed as they exhibit high heat-transfer capabilities and optical properties tuned towards the peak performance spectral window of the PV component. The decoupling of the thermal component allows for the optical and thermal properties of the working fluid to be modified to meet the various demands. Hybrid PVT systems with liquid SBS can facilitate enhanced control of the thermal and electrical outputs.
This Special Issue aims to present the recent advances in hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) applications from both theoretical and experimental perspectives, in which liquid beam splitters and filters play a major role.
Prof. Dr. John Doran
Dr. George Amarandei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT)
- Solar energy
- Solar absorption
- Photovoltaic-thermal collector
- Thermal fluids
- Heat-transfer fluid
- Nanofluids
- Nanofluid optical filter
- Liquid spectral beam splitter
- Colloidal solutions
- Merit function
