Review on photovoltaic/thermal hybrid solar collectors: Classifications, applications and new systems

A Herez, H El Hage, T Lemenand, M Ramadan… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The continuous aggravation of environmental pollutions and the rapid increase in the
conventional sources of energy price advocated scientists to search for solutions such as …

A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent studies on thermal performance enhancement of the flat plate solar air collectors
are critically reviewed primarily regarding the absorber surface modifications, multiple …

Experimental analysis of a photovoltaic/thermoelectric generator using cobalt oxide nanofluid and phase change material heat sink

F Rajaee, MAV Rad, A Kasaeian, O Mahian… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, photovoltaic panels have been known as effective devices to harness solar
energy. These panels mainly convert the UV and visible areas of the solar spectrum into …

Efficiency improvement of hybrid PV-TEG system based on an energy, exergy, energy-economic and environmental analysis; experimental, mathematical and …

MA Fini, D Gharapetian, M Asgari - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, Photovoltaic panels are being used as effective devices to utilize solar free
energy. However, they lose their efficiency when their temperature increases; consequently …

Recent development on double pass solar thermal collector

NJ Yusaidi, MF Fauzan, A Ibrahim, H Jarimi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Sun is the star in our solar system that beams solar energy towards the Earth, shining it
during the day. The researcher discovered different ways to enhance the use of solar …

Experimental and numerical investigation of a novel photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) collector with the energy and exergy analysis

E Arslan, M Aktaş, ÖF Can - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The high energy costs and environmental factors in energy systems cause pushed
researchers to produce both heat and electricity from a single collector. In this context …

Multi-objective design optimization of solar air heater for food drying based on energy, exergy and improvement potential

A Benhamza, A Boubekri, A Atia, H El Ferouali… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are commonly utilized in different applications due to their simple
structure and low setup cost. Optimizing operating parameters of the SAH is highly linked to …

Multi-objective analysis of evacuated tube solar-electric hybrid drying setup for drying lotus bee pollen

H Wang, M Torki, HW **ao, V Orsat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to develop an evacuated tube solar-electric hybrid drying setup and enhance
its performance using evacuated collector and photovoltaic systems. The setup performance …

Introduction of the rectangular hole plate in favor the performance of photovoltaic thermal solar air heaters with baffles

Z Song, Y Xue, B Jia, Y He - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
To further favor the performance of photovoltaic thermal solar air heaters with baffles, the
simulated models of three types of photovoltaic thermal solar air heaters with baffles were …

Drying characteristic, sustainability, and 4E (energy, exergy, and enviro-economic) analysis of dried date fruits using indirect solar-electric dryer: An experimental …

T Hadibi, D Mennouche, A Boubekri, S Chouicha… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
An indirect solar-electric dryer (ISED) was constructed to valorize the date surplus under
drying temperatures of T= 50–65° C. The effective moisture diffusivity (D eff) values of dates …