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Feasibility of Integrating (PV/T) Solar Collector in Tunisian Households to Cover Thermal and Electric Building Needs Based on Sustainable Solar Energy

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to study the potential offered by the application of a PV/T water solar collector in Tunisian households. Hence, outdoor experiments were carried out during July 2014 for both passive and active mode to evaluate the thermal and the electric outputs of the PV/T water solar collector under Tunisian climatic conditions. It was found that the thermal efficiency and the electrical efficiency of PV/T solar collector in active mode, about 49.3 and 16%, respectively, are more important than those obtained in the passive mode. An exhaustive exergy analysis was also performed to evaluate the thermal and the electrical exergy efficiencies of the PV/T water solar collector under given operating conditions. The performances of the PV/T water solar collector were compared to a high-quality commercial domestic solar collector and a PV panel available on the Tunisian local market.

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Metadata
Title
Feasibility of Integrating (PV/T) Solar Collector in Tunisian Households to Cover Thermal and Electric Building Needs Based on Sustainable Solar Energy
Author
Majdi Hazami
Copyright Year
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_63