Research Article

Design, Fabrication, and Efficiency Study of a Novel Solar Thermal Water Heating System: Towards Sustainable Development

Table 1

Thermoelectric data of different seasons.

Time (min) SummerWinterRainy
RT 25°C, WT 24°CRT 25°C, WT 22°CRT 25°C, WT 24°C
°C(V)(mΩ)(mA)°C(V)(mΩ)(mA)°C(V)(mΩ)(mA)

8.00–8.10 60.2000.76918330.1271.0412210.0801.02078
8.10–8.20 100.4201.138160.2241.0920530.1271.04122
8.20–8.30 140.5001.2416100.4391.236550.3251.1295
8.30–8.40 180.7401.3528130.6791.352280.4201.2350
8.40–8.50 200.9371.4669170.8211.4586100.5211.2434
8.50–9.00 231.1101.6693200.9251.5616130.5901.2491
9.00–9.10251.3201.8859221.1101.6693150.6791.3522
9.10–9.20261.5472.0773241.2261.7721160.7201.3553
9.20–9.30281.6632.2755251.3731.8762180.8421.4601
9.30–9.40301.8802.5752271.4921.9785200.9371.5624
9.40–9.50301.9903.0663281.5902.0795231.1101.6693
9.50–10.00312.0203.1651281.7552.3763241.3201.8733
11.00–11.10 110.2201.0920110.0901.0508520.1271.04122
11.10–11.20 200.3371.130640.2101.0919260.3101.1281
11.20–11.30 280.5201.243380.4291.235790.4201.2350
11.30–11.40 340.7201.3567130.6421.3493130.5901.2491
11.40–11.50 380.9211.4657200.8291.4592180.8421.4601
11.50–12.00 411.1101.6693251.0101.6631231.1101.6693
12.00–12.10431.4701.9773301.2351.7726261.2131.7713
12.10–12.20431.7702.3769351.4791.9747301.3271.8737
12.20–12.30442.0132.9694381.6212.1771311.4221.9748
12.30–12.40452.4503.1790401.8772.5750331.5662.0783
12.40–12.50462.9203.2912411.9722.8704341.7242.3749
12.50–1.0046.53.203.4947422.1203.0706351.8432.5737
2.00–2.10 190.2401.0922040.1221.0511610.0891.02087
2.10–2.20 240.4621.142070.2291.0921040.2241.09205
2.20–2.30 270.5321.2443120.3331.130280.4201.2350
2.30–2.40 310.6491.3499180.5271.2439110.5201.2433
2.40–2.50 340.8421.4601250.7261.3558150.6491.3499
2.50–3.00 351.0101.6631280.9521.4680180.8421.4601
3.00–3.10371.2201.7717321.0571.5704190.9371.5624
3.10–3.20391.4471.9761331.2671.7745211.1121.6695
3.20–3.30411.5522.0776341.3871.8770231.2131.7713
3.30–3.40401.4491.9762341.3061.8725221.1901.8730
3.40–3.50401.4021.9737331.2211.7718211.021.9756
3.50–4.00391.3631.9717321.1231.7660200.9502.0751