Design and experimental evaluation of a parabolic-trough concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) system with high-efficiency cooling
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- 作者：I.K. Karathanassisa ; b ; 1 ; Ioannis.Karathanassis@city.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; E. Papanicolaoua ; V. Belessiotisa ; G.C. Bergelesb ; 1
- 关键词：Optical analysis ; Ray-tracing ; Experimental evaluation ; Parabolic trough ; CPVT system
- 刊名：Renewable Energy
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：101
- 期：Complete
- 页码：467-483
- 全文大小：3297 K
文摘
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Novel parabolic-trough CPVT system developed and experimentally evaluated.
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Comparative evaluation of different solar-cell and microchannel heat-sink designs in the receiver.
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Estimation of the trough optical quality through custom-made device and ray-tracing.
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Prototype system thermal and electrical efficiency in the order of 44% and 6%.
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Overall efficiency limited by optical quality, yet independent of operating conditions.