Enhancement of solar energy on flat-plate collector by plane booster mirrors
1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 40; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0038-092x(88)90002-3
ISSN1471-1257
Autores Tópico(s)Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
ResumoA comprehensive analysis of a system consisting of a flat-plate collector augmented with two reflectors is presented. The model facilitates the prediction of the total energy absorbed by the collector at any hour of the day for any latitude for random tilt angles and azimuth angles of the collector and reflectors. The effect of overlapping of the shadows of the two reflectors has been taken care of. The model was numerically simulated for conditions prevailing in three different Indian stations. For each station, the variation of the total input energy, with tilt angles of the reflectors was studied for three different months for the case of collector tilt angle (1) equal to zero and (2) equal to latitude.
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