Heat transfer characteristics and performance evaluation of water-cooled PV/T system with cooling channel above PV panel

• Published in: Renewable energy Vol. 125; pp. 936 - 946
• Main Authors: Wu, Shuang-Ying, Chen, Chen, Xiao, Lan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2018
• Subjects: ambient temperature; convection; cooling; Cooling channel above PV panel; Energy and exergy efficiencies; exergy; Heat transfer; mass flow; mathematical models; Numerical study; renewable energy sources; solar collectors; solar radiation; water temperature; Water-cooled photovoltaic/thermal system; Water-cooled photovoltaic/thermal system; Cooling channel above PV panel; Energy and exergy efficiencies; Heat transfer; Numerical study

A three-dimensional numerical model of water-cooled PV/T system with cooling channel above PV panel was built to analyze the influences of mass flow rate, cooling channel height, inlet water temperature and solar radiation intensity on heat transfer characteristics of cooling channel and performance...