Abstract
The aim of the presented review is based on recent past research and ongoing practices in the area of Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) technology and thereby to explore the challenges and suggest practical solutions leading to the development of an efficient working system.Current development in technologies and its engineering applications are based on further development in materials, process parameters and modelling and simulations based solutions. These issues well addressed in review process. Investigative review intends to explore progressive advances in materials and their applications in PV/T devices, process parameters and optimizations models to reach optimum working efficiencies. Integration of PV/T systems with buildings given focused attention.Synergistic correlation among three subdomains can lead to the dynamic working system based on optimized utilization of thermal and photosensitive spectrum of solar radiation. The study elucidates the inception of PVT technology as a non-concentrating type of system, incubating the idea of utilizing it as a process enhancing system. Besides these, it is further extended to the concentrated type of PVT systems using varying material intervention with an essential milestone of attaining an efficient built environment system by conceptualizing multifaceted utilization of PVT as Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal (BIPVT).
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