Performance Improvement Analysis on PV/T Solar Water Collectors Connected in Series and Parallel

The solar panel is one of the most sought after methods to produce electrical energy for domestic purposes. Solar PV/T systems converts solar irradiation into thermal and electrical energy. Module is made of Poly c-Si material. This experiment aims at analysing the comparative performance of hybrid solar PV/T water collectors connected in series and parallel. It was conducted in Saranathan College of Engineering, Tiruchirapalli-12. It is located at latitude of 10.7560-°N and longitude of 78.6513-°E. The maximum temperature of water obtained was 42.8-°C and 40.8-°C respectively in series and parallel. Overall the parallel connected PV/T system's performance is 12.12% higher than the series connected PV/T system. S. Paramaguru | P. Sivakumar | M. Sridharan | Dr. T. Senthilkumar"Performance Improvement Analysis on PV/T Solar Water Collectors Connected in Series and Parallel" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-4 , June 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd14200.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/14200/performance-improvement-analysis-on-pvt-solar-water-collectors-connected-in-series-and-parallel/s-paramaguru