Performance Comparison of the Standard Photovoltaic Thermal Collector (PVT) and Photovoltaic Thermal Collector with Phase Change Materials (PVT-PCM)

• Main Authors: Muhammad Syazwan Aziz, Adnan Ibrahim, Muhammad Amir Aziat Bin Ishak, Anwer. B. AlAasam, Ahmad Fazlizan, Ag Sufiyan Abd Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Gazi University 2023
• Subjects: TJ807-830 Renewable energy sources; TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38843/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38843/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38843/; http://dx.doi.org/10.20508/ijrer.v13i4.13887.g8830
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the thermal and electrical efficiency of PVT-PCM and PVT for photovoltaic thermal collectors. A square absorber tube with PCM was utilized in the study, introducing a new approach to photovoltaic thermal collectors. COMSOL computational fluid dynamics (CFD) s...