A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building
Research on existing air-type PVT (photovoltaic/thermal) collectors has mainly focused on improving the efficiency of the collector itself and on using the energy produced by the collector in heating and cooling facilities and building energy. The first consideration in an air-type PVT system applie...
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| description | Research on existing air-type PVT (photovoltaic/thermal) collectors has mainly focused on improving the efficiency of the collector itself and on using the energy produced by the collector in heating and cooling facilities and building energy. The first consideration in an air-type PVT system applied to a building facade is the collector arrangement and the flow path considering the collector performance. It is necessary to design the flow inside the air-type BIPVT (building integrated photovoltaic/thermal) collector so that it runs smoothly so as not to cause a dead space and a pressure drop inside the collector, which deteriorate the thermal performance. This study analyzed the thermal characteristics of an air-type BIPVT collector applied to a demonstration building (educational buildings) according to the air flow path and inlet opening ratio. For this purpose, the uniformity of the airflow in the collector was compared through the NX computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program, and the acquired thermal calories and thermal efficiency of the BIPVT collector were compared and analyzed. Based on the simulation results, the temperature and thermal characteristics of the BIPVT collector were compared. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32f23281e59d40ac998006f5691d51382022-12-22T04:20:09ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-08-011216312010.3390/en12163120en12163120A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration BuildingJi-Suk Yu0Jin-Hee Kim1Jun-Tae Kim2Zero Energy Building Laboratory, Graduate School of Energy Systems Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan 31080, KoreaGreen Energy Technology Research Center, Kongju National University, Cheonan 31080, KoreaDepartment of Architectural Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan 31080, KoreaResearch on existing air-type PVT (photovoltaic/thermal) collectors has mainly focused on improving the efficiency of the collector itself and on using the energy produced by the collector in heating and cooling facilities and building energy. The first consideration in an air-type PVT system applied to a building facade is the collector arrangement and the flow path considering the collector performance. It is necessary to design the flow inside the air-type BIPVT (building integrated photovoltaic/thermal) collector so that it runs smoothly so as not to cause a dead space and a pressure drop inside the collector, which deteriorate the thermal performance. This study analyzed the thermal characteristics of an air-type BIPVT collector applied to a demonstration building (educational buildings) according to the air flow path and inlet opening ratio. For this purpose, the uniformity of the airflow in the collector was compared through the NX computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program, and the acquired thermal calories and thermal efficiency of the BIPVT collector were compared and analyzed. Based on the simulation results, the temperature and thermal characteristics of the BIPVT collector were compared.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/16/3120air-type BIPVT (building integrated photovoltaic/thermal)air flowCFD (computational fluid dynamics)thermal efficiencydemonstration buildings |
| spellingShingle | Ji-Suk Yu Jin-Hee Kim Jun-Tae Kim A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building Energies air-type BIPVT (building integrated photovoltaic/thermal) air flow CFD (computational fluid dynamics) thermal efficiency demonstration buildings |
| title | A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building |
| title_full | A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building |
| title_fullStr | A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building |
| title_short | A Study on the Thermal Performance of Air-Type BIPVT Collectors Applied to Demonstration Building |
| title_sort | study on the thermal performance of air type bipvt collectors applied to demonstration building |
| topic | air-type BIPVT (building integrated photovoltaic/thermal) air flow CFD (computational fluid dynamics) thermal efficiency demonstration buildings |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/16/3120 |
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