A one-dimensional analysis has been developed that predicts the electrical and thermal efficiencies of a liquid photovoltaic/thermal flat-plate collector - the latter, to within 4 percent. The analysis, agreeing with test measurements, reduces the 15-percent difference between analysis and measured thermal efficiency obtained by the classical analysis of Hottel and Whillier as extended by Florschuetz to PV/T collectors.
DOE contract number: EY-76-C-02-4094 OSTI Identifier 5304254 Research organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Lexington, MA (United States). Lincoln Lab.
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Sponsored by US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA).