Energy and exergy analysis of semi-transparent hybrid photovoltaic thermal double pass facade
by Deepali Kamthania; G.N. Tiwari
International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology (IJRET), Vol. 6, No. 2, 2015

Abstract: In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse the performance of semi-transparent hybrid photovoltaic thermal double pass facades (HPVT-DPF) connected in series and parallel in terms of energy and exergy for four weather conditions of Srinagar. It is found that facades connected in series (case B) gives better results only in terms of thermal energy, whereas facades connected in parallel (case A) give good results both in terms of electrical and thermal energy generation. Hence case A is considered as the best configuration with 83.02% overall thermal efficiency and 14.07% of an overall exergy efficiency. Further, the performance of semi-transparent HPVT-DPF for case A have been analysed by considering various silicon and non-silicon-based PV modules and it is observed that heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) is the best from both electrical and thermal point of view.

Online publication date: Sat, 25-Apr-2015

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