Abstract: Solar energy technology has developed rapidly in the last few decades. In this paper we have an overview of the solar energy technologies in various aspects. Solar energy has many environmental, economical and societal benefits. However, there are predictors for its geographical distribution, which are explained in this paper. Solar energy technologies have few types from which: Thermal, Photovoltaic and Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems; using a hybrid solar system can increase the output efficiency. Photovoltaic-thermal system can increase the power capacity of the photovoltaic between 2% and 15% and increase the power generation efficiency between 2.29% and 3.37% and the PVT overall system energy between 37% and 59%. In addition, the combination PVT system can increase the life of the photovoltaic cells used in the systems. We also discussed the potentials and limitations of using the solar power in general and the PVT in particular. We have included a method for calculating the output power of the PV systems.
Keywords: photovoltaic-thermal (PVT), Solar energy.
Title: Solar Energy Overview
Author: Ahmed Albunayyih
International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews
ISSN 2348-697X (Online)
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