In this work, the potential of magnetron sputtered magnesium uoride (MgF2) and MgF2 containing composite coatings for coloured solar collector glazing is investigated. Coloured thinlm interference coatings on the reverse side of the collector cover glass give solar collectors an aesthetic appearance, which facilitates their integration into the building’s envelope. Hereby, integration means tha...

The dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) provides a technically and economically credible alternative concept to present day p–n junction photovoltaic devices. In contrast to the conventional systems where the semiconductor assume both the task of light absorption and charge carrier transport the two functions are separated here. Light is absorbed by a sensitizer, which is anchored to the surface o...

introduction electrical performance of solar cells decreases with increasing cell temperature, basically because of growth of the internal charge carrier recombination rates, caused by increased carrier concentrations. hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (pvt) systems produce electrical and thermal energy simultaneously. pvt solar collectors convert the heat generated in the solar cells to low temperat...

Relative to solar water heaters, solar air heaters have received relatively little investigation and have resulted in few commercial products. However, in the context of a humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination cycle, air heating accounts for advantages in cycle performance. Solar collectors can be over 40% of an air-heated HDH system’s cost; thus, design optimization is crucial. Be...

Endocrine disruptors in water are contaminants of emerging concern due to the potential risks they pose to the environment and to the aquatic ecosystems. In this study, a solar photocatalytic treatment process in a pilot-scale compound parabolic collector (CPC) was used to remove commercial estradiol formulations (17-β estradiol and nomegestrol acetate) from water. Photolysis alone degraded up ...

In this paper, artificial neural networks (ANNs) and genetic algorithms (GAs) are used for the design of solar flat-plate collectors. It is proved in this paper that by using the Taguchi method for selecting the data required for training the ANN is very effective in allowing the network to learn the behavior of the system satisfactorily. The parameters on which the flat-plate collector design ...

Linear Fresnel solar collectors are a promising and emerging solution to contribute renewable heat supply in industrial processes with thermal energy demand the medium temperature range (<250 °C). An innovative linear collector (LFC) prototype has been designed, patented, built at Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), Spain. This work presents applied methodology, experimental device, results o...

In contrast to standard vapor compression cooling systems, diffusion absorption refrigeration (DAR) systems are heat-driven and contain no moving parts. Solar can extract heat from a chamber without electricity, enabling food medicine be cooled in remote places where there is high solar radiation with unavailable or unreliable electricity. This work aims model the performance of solar-driven DA...

This thesis investigates the problem of regulating the temperature of a conditioned space using a Solar Assisted Air Conditioning Systems (SAACS) prototype located at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The SAACS Prototype consists of a 66 flat plate solar collector array with 115.4 m 2 of selective surface area, a 35 kW single-effect lithium-bromide absorption chiller, a 84 kW cooling tower, a 50 kW auxil...