To investigate the performance of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collectors, the steady-state model is not sufficient. Therefore, a dynamic model of the PV/T collector is required to capture the PV/T electrical and thermal output variation throughout the day. This article presents a dynamic model of a water type flat-plate PV/T collector. The model can be used to carry out in depth analysis of the PV/T transient thermal and electrical performance. It is developed based on the energy analysis of each component of the PV/T collector. The energy balance equations are solved by employing an explicit Runge-Kutta method using MATLAB program. The model is then validated with an experimental work. The thermal and electrical performance of a certain PV/T collector on a typical summer day is investigated under the hot and humid weather conditions of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. A parametric study is also performed in order to study the effect of various parameters, namely: the inclination angle of the PV/T collector, the thermal conductance of the adhesive layer between the PV cells and the absorber plate, and the water mass flow rate.
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ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2017 Power Conference Joint With ICOPE-17, the ASME 2017 15th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2017 Nuclear Forum
June 26–30, 2017
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Advanced Energy Systems Division
- Solar Energy Division
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978-0-7918-5759-5
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Ali Al-Alili
Ali Al-Alili
The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Xuan Li
The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ali Al-Alili
The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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ES2017-3469, V001T12A004; 8 pages
Published Online:
August 25, 2017
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Li, X, & Al-Alili, A. "Dynamic Modeling of a Flat-Plate Photovoltaic/Thermal Collector." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2017 Power Conference Joint With ICOPE-17, the ASME 2017 15th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2017 Nuclear Forum. ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. June 26–30, 2017. V001T12A004. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3469
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