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A hybrid photovoltaic/thermal collector (PV/T) is used to produce simultaneously electrical and thermal energy from absorbed solar irradiation. The research to date has tended to focus on either bi-fluids (water and air) as the working fluid to supply energy needs for different applications. The purpose of this work is to test the performances of PV/T at different operating modes of fluid e.g. the air mode, the water mode, and the simultaneous mode (water& air). Furthermore the effect of mass flow rate as a key parameter for better electrical and thermal performances has been investigated. The PV/T performances were assessed based on a dynamic numerical model. An energy balance equations have been established for each layer, then implemented in MATLAB software. The results show that thermal efficiency in the simultaneous mode (air & water) is better compared to others modes. The thermal efficiencies for independently fluid condition have ranged from approximately 20 to 48%, and increased to a maximum efficiency of near to 68% for the case of the simultaneously fluids. This result indicates that the optimum mass flow rates for air and water are 0.035 kg/s and 0.007 kg/s respectively. Therefore, the theoretical model developed of the independently and simultaneously operational modes is validated, evidencing a good fit between simulation results and the experimental data available in literature experimental.
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El Manssouri, O., El Fouas, C., Hajji, B., Rabhi, A., Tina, G.M., Gagliano, A. (2021). Mass Flow Rates Effect on the Performance of PV/T Bi-fluid Hybrid Collector (Single and Simultaneous Modes). In: Hajji, B., Mellit, A., Marco Tina, G., Rabhi, A., Launay, J., Naimi, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems. ICEERE 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 681. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6259-4_90
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