Hybrid Solar Module: Harnessing Solar Energy for Electrical and Thermal Applications
Description
A hybrid PV/T module was built, consisting of a thermal liquid heating system and a photovoltaic module system that combine in a hybrid format. This report will discuss the work on the project from Fall 2012 to Spring 2013. Three stages of experiments were completed. Stage 1 showed our project was functional as we were able to verify our panel produced electricity and increased the temperature of water flowing in the system by 0.65°C. Stage 2 testing included “gluing” the flow system to the back of the panel resulting in an average increase of 4.76°C in the temperature of the water in the system. Stage 3 testing included adding insulating foam to the module which resulted in increasing the average temperature of the water in our flow system by 6.95°C.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2013-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Denke, Steven Michael
- Thesis director: Roedel, Ron
- Committee member: Aberle, James
- Committee member: Rauch, Dawson
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Electrical Engineering Program