Phase change materials (PCMs) can be applied to several different solar energy systems for
the extended heat energy storage which is quite useful as the solar energy is intermittent in …

Over the most recent couple of decades, tremendous consideration is drawn towards
photovoltaic–thermal systems because of their advantages over the solar thermal and PV …

The electrical efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) cell is adversely affected by the significant
increase of cell operating temperature during absorption of solar radiation. A hybrid …

A photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) hybrid solar system is a combination of photovoltaic (PV) and
solar thermal components/systems which produce both electricity and heat from one …

The increasing installed area of solar technologies around the world gives us an idea about
the unlimited potential available in solar energy. This combined with the rising fossil fuel …

Due to ever increasing simultaneous demand of heat and electricity globally, Photovoltaic
thermal (PVT) system comes out as an essential research area in recent years. Integration of …

This paper reviews and summarizes application of fluids and nanofluids in photovoltaic
thermal systems (PVT). The numerical, analytical and experimental based literatures are …

In this paper, the effects of ferrofluids as a coolant on the overall efficiency of a PVT
(photovoltaic thermal unit) system are experimentally investigated. The fluids considered in …

In this paper, the global market potential of solar thermal, photovoltaic (PV) and combined
photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies in current time and near future was discussed. The …

This article aims to present a review of the literature dealing with improvement methods,
design configurations and applications of different types of solar air heaters (SAHs). Different …