Research Article

Numerical and Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Heat Pipe Solar Collector in Northern China

Table 1

List of testing devices.

ItemDeviceQuantityLocation

1Pyranometer
(TBQ-2, China)
1The same tilt surface beside PV panel

2Calibrated flow indicator
(LZT-15G, China)
1Water tube after pump

3Data logger
(Agilent 34970A, USA)
1Indoor workbench

4PT100 temperature sensor
(WZP-01, China)
5Two at inlet and outlet of manifold and three in water tank