Effect of cooling channel position on heat transfer characteristics and thermoelectric performance of air-cooled PV/T system

• Published in: Solar energy Vol. 180; pp. 489 - 500
• Main Authors: Wu, Shuang-Ying, Wang, Ting, Xiao, Lan, Shen, Zu-Guo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2019; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; Air intakes; Air temperature; Air-cooled PV/T system; Cooling; Cooling channel position; Cooling effects; Exergy; Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Heat transfer characteristics; Inlet temperature; Panels; Photovoltaic cells; Solar cells; Solar energy; Thermoelectric cooling; Thermoelectric performance; Variable heat flux; Variable heat flux; Air-cooled PV/T system; Heat transfer characteristics; Cooling channel position; Thermoelectric performance

•Three dimensional numerical models of air-cooled PV/T systems were established.•Effect of cooling channel position on heat transfer and thermoelectric performance.•Effects of internal and external parameters under two design positions.•Comparisons were made to determine the merits of two cooling ch...