Exergy and Energy Analysis of Hybrid Solar PV/T Collector

Abstract

This paper deals with the exergy analysis and energy analysis of hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector in the composite climate zone in central India. Experiment was conducted in the month of June. In the energy analysis, the following parameters are calculated: energy loss, energy efficiency, and maximum electrical power output. Various heat transfer coefficients (HTC) such as the radiative heat transfer, convective heat transfer, and overall heat transfer are also determined. In the exergy analysis section, the following parameters are being calculated: exergy loss, exergy efficiency, thermal exergy, and electrical exergy. The error analysis is also calculated. The result obtained from the computation is being validated with previously published results.