An extensive review of various technologies for enhancing the thermal and optical performances of parabolic trough collectors

N Abed, I Afgan - International Journal of Energy Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of engineering industrial applications require both the thermal and optical
efficiencies of the system to be maximized with a reasonable low penalty for the friction …

Simulation for impact of nanofluid spectral splitter on efficiency of concentrated solar photovoltaic thermal system

M Sheikholeslami, Z Khalili - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofluid filter has been applied in current research to boost the efficiency of a concentrated
photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) module. Owing to tunable optical features of nanofluid and its …

A comprehensive review on optical analysis of parabolic trough solar collector

A Malan, KR Kumar - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2021 - Elsevier
The optical analysis is one of the most important parameters to investigate the performance
of the parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC). The output of the optical analysis is used as …

Energy generation and storing electrical energy in an energy hybrid system consisting of solar thermal collector, Stirling engine and thermoelectric generator

H Dong, J Liu, T Meng, M Li, X Chen, N Li… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy researchers believe that by storing energy the frequency and voltage of renewable
energy systems can be better controlled and increases the use of renewable electricity by …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator

K Sornek, M Żołądek, K Papis-Frączek, M Szram… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The world's electricity generation from photovoltaic systems has been growing significantly
for the last two decades. Nowadays, one of the most interesting trends in the conversion of …

Optical characterization of a funnel solar cooker with azimuthal sun tracking through ray-tracing simulation

A Carrillo-Andrés, X Apaolaza-Pagoaga, CR Ruivo… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Funnel type solar cookers are simple and effective. Most of them rely on a multifaceted
reflector to concentrate solar radiation on a cooking pot that is placed inside a transparent …

Coupled optical and thermal analysis of large aperture parabolic trough solar collector

A Malan, RK K - International Journal of Energy Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐aperture parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) has the potential to improve the
performance of the solar field and also to reduce the capital cost of the power plant. In the …

Methodology for obtaining instantaneous thermal performance curves for a parabolic trough solar by experimental data and projections based on a ray tracing model

MV Gustavo, PRC Alberto, GEV Hugo, GV Octavio - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Parabolic Trough Concentration (PTC) systems represent the best alternative for
implementing solar energy in different sectors due to their reachable temperatures and …

Steam and electrical power generation by a hybrid photovoltaic/parabolic dish concentrator using beam splitter technology

A Houcine, T Maatallah, F Saeed - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The parabolic dish is considered the most performant concentrating solar power (CSP)
technology since it fits a wide range of domestic and industrial processes and offers better …

Simulation and performance analysis of concentrating photovoltaic/thermal collector (CPV/T) with three-sided thermal insulation based on coupled optothermal model

T Maatallah, WB Youssef - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The present paper is focused on drawing a high performance modeling and computation of
a low concentrating collector combined into a Photovoltaic/Thermal system. A 3-D …