PV/T Technology - the Future of Solar Energy

PV/T Technology - the Future of Solar Energy

Author Name : Mukesh Kumar

ABSTRACT

The solar energy  is considered as  clean and  sustainable source of energy.  The associative PV and thermal  technology  as known  for low  performance   and the basic reason  behind  is heat loss  and technological limitations. Various researchers  integration of  PV technology  heat loss issues with  solar thermal  which  ulitilzed  heat,  will  optimizes  PV  system. Such  hybrid photovoltaic/thermal systems can generate electrical and thermal energy concurrently, are easy to integrate into buildings, and perform well.  It is found that the combined PV-T system is less expensive, more efficient  and  less heat  loss  than using either the PV or thermal systems alone. This work discusses how different heat removal  process  affect  energy generating  parameters. This combination  reduces  thermodynamical  limitations  and generate more energy. This is going to be promising technology for future clean  energy  development.

Keywords: Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal,  PV/T system, waste Heat