THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Haifei Chen

,

Jie Yang

,

Jie Ji

,

Wenzhu Huang

,

Gang Pei

,

Yang Zhang

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON A HIGH CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL SYSTEM WITH PLANE MIRRORS ARRAY

ABSTRACT
A high concentration photovoltaic/thermal system based on plane mirrors array has been developed and analyzed. It is found that the system with plane mirrors array not only can reduce the cost but also achieve a uniform illumination and adjustable concentration ratios. The system produces both electrical and thermal energy, with the electrical efficiency above 22% and the thermal efficiency above 47%. The experimental results show that the temperature coefficient of open circuit voltage in this photovoltaic module is around –0.12 V/°C. Moreover, when the concentration ratio varies between 200 and 450, the decrease of electrical efficiency with the temperature is 0.08% per°C.
KEYWORDS
Photovoltaic/thermal conversion, High concentration ratio, Plane mirrors array, solar energy
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2017-11-09
PAPER REVISED: 2017-11-27
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2017-11-27
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2017-12-23
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI171109264C
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2018, VOLUME 22, ISSUE Supplement 2, PAGES [S517 - S525]
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