Research Article

Simulation Study of Building Integrated Solar Liquid PV-T Collectors

Table 2

Design parameters of considered PV-T collector (high-tech, low-tech) characteristics.

PV cell parameters

Temperature coefficientβ = 0.45 %/K
Reference efficiency 14.2%
Reference temperature °C

Heat removal partHigh-techLow-tech

Pipes diameter  mm
Pipes distance/fin length W 10 mm100 mm
Cooling fin thickness d 2 mm0.2 mm
Cooling fin conductivity 350 W/mK250 W/mK
Bond conductance 200 W/m·K5 W/m·K
Mass flow rate of liquid0.02 kg/s·m2