Chapter 5: Solar photovoltaic thermal systems
Khodadad Mostakim
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, and Md Hasanuzzaman
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1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
2
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract
Photovoltaic thermal systems (popularly abbreviated as PVT systems) are well-engineered amalgamation of photovoltaic (PV) modules and solar thermal collector (STC). This chapter deliberates the fundamental concept, design, and basis of classification of this newly emerging solar energy capturing device. Performance parameters of different types of PVTs system have been discussed ...
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