Research Article
Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Plane Reflector Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Water Heating System
Table 1
Specification of the PV/T water heating system.
| Component details | Specifications |
| Capacity of storage tank | 100 liters | Area of collector | 2 m × 1 m | Tube diameter | 12.2 mm | Tube material | Copper | Absorber plate thickness | 0.12 mm | Plate material | Copper | Air gap thickness between glass cover and absorber plate | 25 mm | Insulation | Glass wool | Thickness of insulation | 25 mm | Thickness of aluminum casing of the collector | 100 mm | Inclination of collector with the horizontal | 20° | Thickness of glass | 0.425 cm | PV module material | Single crystalline silicon | Fill factor | 0.7 | Area of PV module | 0.6 m2 | Thickness of PV module | 4.5 mm | Reflector area | 2 m × 1 m | Reflector material | Aluminum | Thickness of reflector | 0.2 mm |
|
|