Photovoltaic (PV) technology is recognized as a sustainable and environmentally benign
solution to today's energy problems. Recently, PV industry has adopted a constant effort to …

Photovoltaic (PV) panels convert a portion of the incident solar radiation into electrical
energy and the remaining energy (> 70%) is mostly converted into thermal energy. This …

A hybrid solar photovoltaic-thermal collector is the combination of a solar thermal unit and a
photovoltaic panel for the simultaneous generation of heat and electricity. In these systems …

In this paper, a differently baffled-nanofluid-based photovoltaic thermal module is proposed
and numerically evaluated from both an energy and an exergy perspective. To obtain the …

The increasing installed area of solar technologies around the world gives us an idea about
the unlimited potential available in solar energy. This combined with the rising fossil fuel …

This paper presents a review of exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors and processes. It
includes not only various types of solar collectors, but also various applications of solar …

The flat plate photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collectors can be classified into the type of working
fluids used namely the water based PVT collectors, air based PVT collectors and …

In this paper, an experimental investigation on the effects of using metal-oxides/water
nanofluids as a coolant system in a photovoltaic thermal system (PVT) from the energy and …

Due to ever increasing simultaneous demand of heat and electricity globally, Photovoltaic
thermal (PVT) system comes out as an essential research area in recent years. Integration of …

Solar cell model is used in various studies of photovoltaic system. Different methods have
been developed to determine model parameters. In this paper, an optimization technique …