Research Article

Experiment Investigation on Electrical and Thermal Performances of a Semitransparent Photovoltaic/Thermal System with Water Cooling

Table 3

List of experimental results.

ParametersInitial water temperature in the tank (°C)Average environmental temperature (°C)Average solar radiation (Wm−2)Average water flow (m3h−1)PV efficiency (%)System thermal efficiency (%)

Case  120.912.7520.90.0310.1130.484
Case  224.714.5710.60.0310.1240.484
Case  326.215.6665.20.0310.1210.474
Case  428.717.4778.00.0310.1210.479
Case  530.717.7845.00.0310.110.489
Case  633.317.9930.80.0310.1010.444
Case  735.818.5979.00.0310.1130.451
Case  838.419.4969.20.0310.1120.414
Case  941.619.5753.50.0310.1020.266
Case  1043.119.7806.10.0310.1070.263
Case  1144.519.5611.00.0310.0950.148