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A review on photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) air and water collectors

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This paper presents the state-of-the-art on photovoltaic-thermal PV-T collectors. There are presented two main classification groups: -Air and -Water PV-Thermal collectors, design and performance evaluation, comparison of the findings obtained by various researchers. The review also covers the description of different designs of air and water PV-T collectors, the results of theoretical and experimental works, focused to optimization of the technical and economical performances in terms of electrical as well as thermal outputs.

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Avezov, R.R., Akhatov, J.S. & Avezova, N.R. A review on photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) air and water collectors. Appl. Sol. Energy 47, 169–183 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X11030042

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