Recent advances on the applications of phase change materials for solar collectors, practical limitations, and challenges: A critical review

A Mourad, A Aissa, Z Said, O Younis, M Iqbal… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is the most serious problem humanity faces in the twenty-first century. To
avoid additional global warming, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and toward …

Review on photovoltaic/thermal hybrid solar collectors: Classifications, applications and new systems

A Herez, H El Hage, T Lemenand, M Ramadan… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The continuous aggravation of environmental pollutions and the rapid increase in the
conventional sources of energy price advocated scientists to search for solutions such as …

Integration of emerging PCMs and nano-enhanced PCMs with different solar water heating systems for sustainable energy future: A systematic review

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, R Rejikumar… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar water heaters (SWHs) are primarily used to generate hot water to meet daily needs in
domestic and industrial applications. Due to its technical and economic practicality, solar …

Photovoltaic panel integrated with phase change materials (PV-PCM): technology overview and materials selection

T Ma, Z Li, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, the utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) in photovoltaic (PV)
module for thermal regulation has attracted wide attention in this field, as the hybrid PV-PCM …

On the thermal performance of evacuated tube solar collector integrated with phase change material

H Olfian, SSM Ajarostaghi, M Ebrahimnataj… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of present work is to analyze a U-type of evacuated tube solar collector in which
phase change material (PCM) is employed to store surplus solar energy in daytime and …

Evaluation of a nanofluid-based concentrating photovoltaic thermal system integrated with finned PCM heatsink: An experimental study

A Kouravand, A Kasaeian, F Pourfayaz, MAV Rad - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrating photovoltaic is an efficient system to implement instead of single photovoltaic
modules. Nevertheless, the PV performance and life span would decrease by increasing the …

Recent progresses and challenges in cooling techniques of concentrated photovoltaic thermal system: A review with special treatment on phase change materials …

MA Fikri, M Samykano, AK Pandey… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) system is one of the efficient and economical photovoltaics
(PV) technologies. The fundamental principle of using CPV system is a substitution of …

Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPVT) systems: Recent advancements in clean energy applications, thermal management and storage

J Jacob, AK Pandey, N Abd Rahim, J Selvaraj… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar spectrum utilization can effectively deliver a significant stake in the next century's
energy demand, which lies in tandem with Sustainable Development Goals. Solar energy is …

Performance assessment of a novel integrated concentrator photovoltaic system with encapsulated phase change materials

MM Elsabahy, M Ahmed, H Sekiguchi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) with concentrator photovoltaic (CPV)
systems for energy storage and thermal management is limited. This is mainly due to the low …

Progressive cooling technologies of photovoltaic and concentrated photovoltaic modules: A review of fundamentals, thermal aspects, nanotechnology utilization and …

M Gharzi, A Arabhosseini, Z Gholami, MH Rahmati - Solar energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The advanced cooling methods of photovoltaic and concentrated photovoltaic modules are
evaluated in this study to identify the most appropriate methods for each in terms of …