Experimental and Numerical Study of the Thermal Solar Panel Performance using heated tubes: A review
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Due to the pollution and unreliability of conventional energy sources, renewable energy sources are growing in popularity. The topic of what will replace fossil fuels as a reliable energy source grows as the world's population grows is raised. Solar energy is one of the most plentiful resources; it can be seen directly as solar irradiance or indirectly as biomass and wind energy. There are a few aspects that need to be distinguished while discussing energy conversion efficiency. Electrical energy and thermal energy are the two different forms of energy that can be generated. Thermal energy is not as useful as electrical energy, mostly because electrical energy can be converted to labour more easily. Using photovoltaic cells (PV cells) to capture direct sun radiation is the most effective method of producing electricity. This paper focuses on the various approaches or geometries used to produce electricity and their impact on the heat transfer rate. It also introduces the concept of PV cell efficiency enhancement and reviews some of the experimental and numerical works done by researchers on this technique in recent years.
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