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Photovoltaic Roof Tiles: The Influence of Heat Recovery on Overall Performance

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A photovoltaic (PV) roof tile serves both as a roofing material and as an electricity-producing surface. The main aim of the present study was to increase the overall system efficiency of PV tiles by using heat recovery. The chosen strategy was two-fold: determine the operational efficiency of PV tiles and optimize construction to increase the cooling effect when using air as the working medium. A detailed experimental study was undertaken to determine these effects. The results indicated that a combined electrical and thermal efficiency of 24% could be reached. This is promising and proves the potential for air to be the working medium in such systems. Moreover, this shows a direction for future system optimization.

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ENERGIES no. 12,
ISSN: 1996-1073
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English
Publication year:
2019
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Wajs J., Gołąbek A., Bochniak R.: Photovoltaic Roof Tiles: The Influence of Heat Recovery on Overall Performance// ENERGIES -Vol. 12,iss. 21 (2019),
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