Title: Experimental analysis of photovoltaic/thermal system under composite climate in terms of exergy efficiency

Authors: Sinan Caliskan; Ismail Burak Soydan; Sertac Samed Seyitoglu; Furkan Guler

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, 19030 Corum, Türkiye ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, 19030 Corum, Türkiye ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, 19030 Corum, Türkiye ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, 19030 Corum, Türkiye

Abstract: In this study, we examined data from a photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) module designed with a simple structure in comparison to data from a reference photovoltaic module. The highest thermal efficiency was determined as 74.15%, the highest electrical efficiency was determined as 13.41% for reference PV module and 14.36% for PV/T module at 1.25 l/min flow rate. Thanks to the cooling system, the module surface temperature was reduced and the electrical efficiency was increased by 7.11% at 1.25 l/min flow rate. Furthermore, the maximum exergy efficiency of the PVT panel was calculated to be 16.71%.

Keywords: photovoltaic thermal module; performance analysis; exergy efficiency.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2024.138740

International Journal of Exergy, 2024 Vol.44 No.1, pp.65 - 76

Received: 07 Dec 2023
Accepted: 27 Mar 2024
Published online: 29 May 2024 *

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