TY - JOUR
T1 - Solar cooling with concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) systems
AU - Mittelman, Gur
AU - Kribus, Abraham
AU - Dayan, Abraham
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Simultaneous production of electrical and high grade thermal energy is proposed with a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) system operating at elevated temperature. CPVT collectors may operate at temperatures above 100 °C, and the thermal energy can drive processes such as refrigeration, desalination and steam production. The performance and cost of a CPVT system with single effect absorption cooling are investigated in detail. The results show that under a wide range of economic conditions, the combined solar cooling and power generation plant can be comparable to, and sometimes even significantly better than, the conventional alternative.
AB - Simultaneous production of electrical and high grade thermal energy is proposed with a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) system operating at elevated temperature. CPVT collectors may operate at temperatures above 100 °C, and the thermal energy can drive processes such as refrigeration, desalination and steam production. The performance and cost of a CPVT system with single effect absorption cooling are investigated in detail. The results show that under a wide range of economic conditions, the combined solar cooling and power generation plant can be comparable to, and sometimes even significantly better than, the conventional alternative.
KW - Cogeneration
KW - Concentrating photovoltaics (CPV)
KW - Polygeneration
KW - Solar cooling
KW - Trigeneration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547121464&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.04.004
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AN - SCOPUS:34547121464
SN - 0196-8904
VL - 48
SP - 2481
EP - 2490
JO - Energy Conversion and Management
JF - Energy Conversion and Management
IS - 9
ER -