Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector

Koller, Christoph; Stucki, Matthias; Mathez, Stephan A.; Itten, René; Frei, Sabine

Publication type:	Conference paper
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector
Authors:	Koller, Christoph Stucki, Matthias Mathez, Stephan A. Itten, René Frei, Sabine
Proceedings:	26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein
Conference details:	26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie, Bad Staffelstein, Deutschland, 20.-22. April 2016
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Ostbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Bad Staffelstein
ISBN:	978-3-943891-65-2 3-943891-65-8
Language:	English
Subjects:	PV/T collector; Heat pump; Solar
Subject (DDC):	621.3: Electrical, communications, control engineering
Abstract:	This paper presents a method for the calculation of the carbon footprint of hybrid PV/T modules. PV/T modules produce heat in addition to electricity compared to conventional photovoltaic modules which only produce electricity. The electric and thermal yields of the PV/T system depend on the temperature difference between the ambient temperature and the heat sink. The PV/T system is compared to a conventional system based on a combination of a conventional photovoltaic module and a solar thermal collector for different temperature differences between the ambient temperature and the heat sink. The operation of the PV/T system and the conventional system are analysed for three different locations in different climatic regions of Switzerland. The PV/T system has a higher electric yield compared to an equivalent conventional system consisting of a conventional photovoltaic module and solar thermal collector due to the optimised operating temperature of the photovoltaic cell in the PV/T system. The advantage of the PV/T modules compared to a system with separated photovoltaic and solar thermal systems is most pronounced in the region north of the Alps. PV/T modules are suitable particularly for locations where a borehole with a geothermal probe with low outlet temperatures is available.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/13180
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Not specified
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Koller, C., Stucki, M., Mathez, S. A., Itten, R., & Frei, S. (2016). Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector. 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. Bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein.

Koller, C. et al. (2016) ‘Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector’, in 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein. Bad Staffelstein: Ostbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut.

C. Koller, M. Stucki, S. A. Mathez, R. Itten, and S. Frei, “Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector,” in 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein, 2016.

KOLLER, Christoph, Matthias STUCKI, Stephan A. MATHEZ, René ITTEN und Sabine FREI, 2016. Carbon footprint of a PV/T liquid collector. In: 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein. Conference paper. Bad Staffelstein: Ostbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut. 2016. ISBN 978-3-943891-65-2

Koller, Christoph, Matthias Stucki, Stephan A. Mathez, René Itten, and Sabine Frei. 2016. “Carbon Footprint of a PV/T Liquid Collector.” Conference paper. In 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. Bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein. Bad Staffelstein: Ostbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut.

Koller, Christoph, et al. “Carbon Footprint of a PV/T Liquid Collector.” 26. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie : 20. Bis 22. April 2016, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein, Ostbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut, 2016.