Photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) collectors: A review

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 275-286

  Charalambous, P G ^a   Maidment, G G ^a   Kalogirou, S A ^b   Yiakoumetti, K ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Absorber plate parameters; Exergetic evaluation; Hybrid photovoltaic thermal (PV T) collector; Optimum mass flow rate; Performance; PV T types

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER PLATE PARAMETERS; EXERGETIC EVALUATION; HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL (PV/T) COLLECTORS; OPTIMUM MASS FLOW RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; HEAT CONDUCTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 33749663328     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.06.007     Document Type: Review

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