Research Article

Analysis of a Hybrid PV/Thermal Solar-Assisted Heat Pump System for Sports Center Water Heating Application

Table 5

Annual energy and exergy assessment of the designed system under different climates.

CitySolar radiation (kWh)Collector useful thermal energy (kWh)Collector electrical output (kWh)Overall thermal output (kWh)Exergy output (kWh)Auxiliary energy consumption (kWh)

Hong Kong8.74E + 054.31E + 059.00E + 041.21E + 061.29E + 054.19E + 05
Paris6.74E + 052.93E + 057.24E + 041.63E + 061.29E + 056.26E + 05
Lyon7.82E + 053.46E + 058.28E + 041.76E + 061.89E + 055.29E + 05
Nice9.78E + 054.71E + 051.02E + 051.79E + 061.83E + 054.67E + 05