Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode

Adrian Pugsley; Jayanta Mondol; Mervyn Smyth; A Zacharopoulos; Luigi Di Mattia

doi:10.18086/eurosun.2016.08.14

Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode

Adrian Pugsley, Jayanta Mondol, Mervyn Smyth, A Zacharopoulos, Luigi Di Mattia

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A flat panel Integrated Collector-Storage Solar Water Heater (ICSSWH) incorporating a photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) absorber and a Planar Liquid-Vapour Thermal Diode (PLVTD) was fabricated. Tests indicate zero temperature rise instantaneous thermal and electrical efficiencies of 60% and 9% respectively, dropping to 40% and 6% under nominal intended operating conditions (600 Wm-2 irradiance, 50°C storage tank, 20°C ambient temperature). Measured overall heat loss coefficient was 0.85 Wm-2K-1 and thermal diode conductances were typically 45 Wm-2K-1 during solar collection periods and 1.7 Wm-2K-1 during heat retention periods. The work demonstrates that ICSSWH, PVT and PLVTD concepts can be successfully combined to create a scalable flat panel solar collector suitable for integration within a multifunction building facade.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 11th ISES EuroSun Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Palma (Mallorca), Spain from 11 to 14 October 2016
Editors	Victor Martinez, Jose Gonzalez
Publisher	International Solar Energy Society
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	: 978-3-9814659-6-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18086/eurosun.2016.08.14
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 14 Aug 2016

Keywords

Integrated-Collector-Storage
Solar Water Heater (ICSSWH)
Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV/T)
Building Integrated Solar Thermal (BIST
Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)
Thermal Diode

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Pugsley, A., Mondol, J., Smyth, M., Zacharopoulos, A., & Di Mattia, L. (2016). Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode. In V. Martinez, & J. Gonzalez (Eds.), Proceedings of 11th ISES EuroSun Conference: Palma (Mallorca), Spain from 11 to 14 October 2016 International Solar Energy Society. https://doi.org/10.18086/eurosun.2016.08.14

Pugsley, Adrian ; Mondol, Jayanta ; Smyth, Mervyn et al. / Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode. Proceedings of 11th ISES EuroSun Conference: Palma (Mallorca), Spain from 11 to 14 October 2016. editor / Victor Martinez ; Jose Gonzalez. International Solar Energy Society, 2016.

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Pugsley, A , Mondol, J , Smyth, M , Zacharopoulos, A & Di Mattia, L 2016, Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode. in V Martinez & J Gonzalez (eds), Proceedings of 11th ISES EuroSun Conference: Palma (Mallorca), Spain from 11 to 14 October 2016. International Solar Energy Society. https://doi.org/10.18086/eurosun.2016.08.14

Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode. / Pugsley, Adrian ; Mondol, Jayanta ; Smyth, Mervyn et al.
Proceedings of 11th ISES EuroSun Conference: Palma (Mallorca), Spain from 11 to 14 October 2016. ed. / Victor Martinez; Jose Gonzalez. International Solar Energy Society, 2016.

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Pugsley A , Mondol J , Smyth M , Zacharopoulos A, Di Mattia L. Experimental characterisation of a flat panel integrated collector-storage solar water heater featuring a photovoltaic absorber and a planar liquid-vapour thermal diode. In Martinez V, Gonzalez J, editors, Proceedings of 11th ISES EuroSun Conference: Palma (Mallorca), Spain from 11 to 14 October 2016. International Solar Energy Society. 2016 doi: 10.18086/eurosun.2016.08.14

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