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Table 1 Thermal and electrical characteristics of the 3 different Clusters

From: Performance study and economic analysis of photo-voltaic thermal system under real-life thermal loads in tropical climate

Cluster No.

No. of modules

Type

Thermal area (m2)

Series × Parallel (thermal)

PV cell

PV area (m2)

Series × Parallel

(electrical)

STC efficiency

(%)

Electrical power (kWp)

1

20

Unglazed

26.40

2 × 10

Mono

26.4

10 × 2

14.5

3.8

2

21

Glazed PVT

29.60

3 × 7

Mono

28.2

10 × 2

12.3

3.5

3

20

Glazed PVT

22.70

1 × 20

Multi

20.0

20 × 1

12.3

2.5