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A study of design options for a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) system with glazed air collector and multiple inlets

Yang, T. and Athienitis, A.
2012
Energy Procedia, Volume 30, 2012, Pages 177-186
BIPV/T; Solar simulator; Multiple inlets; Solar air heater

Yang, T. and Athienitis, A., (2012), "A study of design options for a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) system with glazed air collector and multiple inlets", Energy Procedia, Volume 30, 2012, Pages 177-186.
Abstract:
In this paper, a prototype open loop air-based building integrated photovoltaic thermal BIPV/T system with a single inlet is studied through a comprehensive series of experiments in a full scale solar simulator recently built at Concordia University. A numerical control volume model is developed and validated based on the results from the experiments. Improved designs of the BIPV/T system with multiple inlets and other means of heat transfer enhancement are studied through simulations. Simulation results indicate that the application of two inlets on a BIPV/T collector increase thermal efficiency by around 5% and increase electrical efficiency marginally. An added vertical glazed solar air collector improves the thermal efficiency significantly, and the improvement is more significant with wire mesh packing in the collector.

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Author Information and Other Publications Notes
Yang, T.
     
Athienitis, A.
Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal
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