Research Article
Analysis of a Hybrid PV/Thermal Solar-Assisted Heat Pump System for Sports Center Water Heating Application
Table 1
Key parameters of the PVT collector unit.
| Front glazing | | Thickness of glass | 0.004 m | Emissivity of glass | 0.9 | Thermal capacity | 840 kJ/(kg·K) | Density | 2500 kg/m3 | Depth of air gap underneath | 0.02 mm | PV cell | | Length of the PV cell | 0.156 m | Width of the PV cell | 0.156 m | Thickness | 0.0002 m | Thermal conductivity | 148 W/(m·K) | Emissivity | 0.91 | Absorptivity | 0.93 | Reference electrical efficiency of the sc-Si module | 14% | Packing factor | 0.79 | Thermal absorber | | Length of the module | 1.350 m | Width of the module | 0.73 m | Thermal capacity | 910 kJ/(kg·K) | Density | 2700 kg/m3 | Absorptivity | 0.94 | Number of tubes | 16 | Thickness of insulation layer | 0.05 m | Insulation thermal conductivity | 0.04 W/(m·K) |
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