Universal Journal of Physics and Application Vol. 9(6), pp. 244 - 250
DOI: 10.13189/ujpa.2015.090602
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Study of the Mass Flow Rates on the Efficiency of Hybrid Thermal / Photvoltaique Sensor

Maifi Lyes ^1,*, Kerbache Tahar ¹, Hioual Ouided ^2
1 Physical chemistry of semi-conductor laboratory, University of Constantine, Algeria
² Department of Informatics, Faculty of Sciences & technology, University of Khenchela, Algeria

ABSTRACT

Hybrid thermal/photovoltaic systems associating a solar concentrator with a heat exchanger are an effective way to improve solar energy conversion yield. We present here an analysis of the effect of the mass flow rates in such a collector. A numerical simulation of the performance of the thermal/photovoltaic sensor with a heat exchanger including fins attached to the absorber and using air as a coolant is presented. A thorough analysis of the influence of the mass flow rate on the efficiency and the working of a thermal/photovoltaic collector is presented. The analysis is made using the equations of the components of heat transfer cascade into a matrix of four unknown's which are the glass , cells, fluid and insulation plate temperature. This matrix is solved by the fixed point method and Gauss-Seidel, at the permanent regime. Results show that the overall conversion efficiency of the system is increasing from 27% to 65%, and the cell temperatures decreasing from 345°K to 335°K when mass flow rates varies from 0.02 kg/s to 0.1 kg/s.

KEYWORDS
Thermal Photovoltaic, Cells Solar, Parabolic-concentrator, Permanent Regime, Heat Exchanger

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Maifi Lyes , Kerbache Tahar , Hioual Ouided , "Study of the Mass Flow Rates on the Efficiency of Hybrid Thermal / Photvoltaique Sensor," Universal Journal of Physics and Application, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 244 - 250, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ujpa.2015.090602.

(b). APA Format:
Maifi Lyes , Kerbache Tahar , Hioual Ouided (2015). Study of the Mass Flow Rates on the Efficiency of Hybrid Thermal / Photvoltaique Sensor. Universal Journal of Physics and Application, 9(6), 244 - 250. DOI: 10.13189/ujpa.2015.090602.