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Advanced PV/T Systems

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Advanced PV/T systems are introduced and explained in detail, in this chapter. The concepts of novel base fluids such as nanofluids and their application in PV/T systems are described. Nanofluid-based PV/T systems are introduced, along with nanofluid preparation, mixing, and thermophysical property tests. The concept and methodology of the two-step method for preparing nanofluids to be used in cooling of PV modules is illustrated and supported by literature review. Comprehensive literature review on nanofluid-based PV/T systems was conducted to view nanofluids in flat-plate collectors (FPC), spectral splitting (PV/T) collectors, and spectral selective nanofluids and jet impingement (PV/T) collectors and, furthermore, the various advanced types of nanofluids, such as carbon nanotubes (CNT)-based PV/T, low-concentrated PV/T collectors, hybrid photovoltaic thermoelectric systems with nanofluids, phase change material (PCM), and nano-PCM-based PV/T systems. Furthermore, an introduction to grid-connected PV systems in terms of elements, design considerations, and technical calculations of specific yield, capacity factor, performance ratio, etc. The use of artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict the performance of PV/T collectors was also introduced and explained, followed by brief description of applications of PV/T systems.

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  1. Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Ali H. A. Al-Waeli & Kamaruzzaman Sopian

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman

    Hussein A. Kazem

  3. Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Center, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

    Miqdam Tariq Chaichan

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Al-Waeli, A.H.A., Kazem, H.A., Chaichan, M.T., Sopian, K. (2019). Advanced PV/T Systems. In: Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27824-3_3

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