The potential of liquid-based spectrally-selective optical filtration and its use in hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar systems

AS Abdelrazik - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The overheating of photovoltaic (PV) cells in various PV systems has been a serious
problem that academics and academicians have spent many hours trying to solve. Optical …

Investigation of the performance of a hybrid PV/thermal system using water/silver nanofluid-based optical filter

AS Abdelrazik, R Saidur, FA Al-Sulaiman - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A specific part of the incident sun light on the PV panel that is responsible for the
overheating of the cells might be filtered using nanofluids-based optical filter. The goal of …

Water liquid compatibility as a spectral splitting optical filtration fluid to six types of photovoltaic solar cells under high solar concentrations

AS Abdelrazik - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The spectral-splitting optical filtration (SSOF) technique has attracted a lot of attention as a
solution to the unnecessary portion of solar irradiation that can be stored as heat in the cells …

Nanofluid-based optical filter optimization for PV/T systems

RA Taylor, T Otanicar, G Rosengarten - Light: Science & Applications, 2012 - nature.com
Optical filters are essential in a wide range of applications, including optical
communications, electronics, lighting, optical sensors and photography. This article presents …

The stability, optical behavior optimization of Ag@ SiO2 nanofluids and their application in spectral splitting photovoltaic/thermal receivers

J Huang, X Han, X Zhao, AA Khosa, C Meng - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Few studies focus on the stability and the optical characteristics optimization of the nanofluid
filters for photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems. In this work, a propylene glycol (PG) based …

Fluid-based spectrally selective filters for direct immersed PVT solar systems in building applications

D Chemisana, EF Fernandez, A Riverola, A Moreno - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Liquid filters applied in hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar systems report potential
benefits as they allow for selecting the wavelengths at which the solar cell operates with …

Hybrid PV/T enhancement using selectively absorbing Ag–SiO2/carbon nanofluids

NE Hjerrild, S Mesgari, F Crisostomo, JA Scott… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Optical filters can be used to increase solar conversion efficiency in hybrid
photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collectors by partitioning incident light into two spectra: one …

Multi-parameter study and two-step optimization of the nanofluid-filtered photovoltaic/thermal systems

J Huang, X Han, Y Ma, AA Khosa - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Optimizing nanofluid filters and operational parameters is instrumental in enhancing the
performance of nanofluid-filtered photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems. However, studies on …

Experimental and numerical study of photovoltaic performance integrated with a nanofluid-based optical filter and a compound parabolic concentrator

O Elharoun, M Tawfik, II El-Sharkawy… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To avoid photovoltaic cells' overheating and to reduce their performance, the solar spectrum
can be separated into two portions using the spectral splitting process. The first part is …

A cascade nanofluid-based PV/T system with optimized optical and thermal properties

S Hassani, RA Taylor, S Mekhilef, R Saidur - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanofluids have been proposed as efficient coolant fluids and as a means to
filter sunlight for PV/T systems. In the present study, a new, cascading nanofluid-based PV/T …