Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid
dc.contributor.author | Cui, Yuanlong | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhu, Jie | |
dc.contributor.author | Zoras, Stamatis | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Jizhe | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-16T15:15:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-16T15:15:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08-24 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S. and Zhang, J., (2020). 'Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid'. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135, pp. 1-60. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1364-0321 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110254 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625167 | |
dc.description.abstract | Solar photovoltaic/thermal technology has been widely utilized in building service area as it generates thermal and electrical energy simultaneously. In order to improve the photovoltaic/thermal system performance, nanofluids are employed as the thermal fluid owing to its high thermal conductivity. This paper summarizes the state-of-the-art of the photovoltaic/thermal systems with different loop-pipe configurations (including heat pipe, vacuum tube, roll-bond, heat exchanger, micro-channel, U-tube, triangular tube and heat mat) and nanoparticles (including Copper-oxide, Aluminium-oxide, Silicon carbide, Tribute, Magnesium-oxide, Cerium-oxide, Tungsten-oxide, Titanium-oxide, Zirconia-oxide, Graphene and Carbon). The influences of the critical parameters like nanoparticle optical and thermal properties, volume fraction, mass flux and mass flow rates, on the photovoltaic/thermal system performance are for the optimum energy efficiency. Furthermore, the structure and manufacturing of solar cells, micro-thermometry analysis of solar cells and recycling process of photovoltaic panels are explored. At the end, the standpoints, recommendations and potential future development on the solar photovoltaic/thermal system with various configurations and nanofluids are deliberated to overcome the barriers and challenges for the practical application. This study demonstrates that the advanced photovoltaic/thermal configuration could improve the system energy efficiency approximately 15%–30% in comparison with the conventional type whereas the nanofluid is able to boost the efficiency around 10%–20% compared to that with traditional working fluid. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | N/A | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110254 | en_US |
dc.subject | PV/T system configuration | en_US |
dc.subject | Nanofluids | en_US |
dc.subject | Electrical output | en_US |
dc.subject | Thermal output Thermal efficiency | en_US |
dc.title | Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | University of Derby | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | University of Nottingham | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Shandong University | en_US |
dc.identifier.journal | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-08-10 | |
dc.author.detail | 785290 | en_US |