Development of Photovaltaic-Thermal Hybrid System

• Project/Area Number: 20560787
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Energy engineering
• Research Institution: Yatsushiro National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: FURUSHIMA Kaoru Yatsushiro National College of Technology, 機械知能システム工学科, 教授 (20209175)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
• Keywords: 太陽光発電 / ハイブリッド / 自然エネルギー / 地球温暖化

Research Abstract

The power generated by a PV module decreases as the PV module temperature becomes high. Therefore, the power generated in summer does not necessarily increase even if the irradiance increases. Our goal is to develop an efficient PV power-generation system equipped with a simple cooling device which can be installed not only in a new PV system but also in an existing PV system at low cost.