Abstract
Due to great heat loss for Chinese greenhouse cooling with vents in winter, Photovoltaic /Thermal (PV/T) was proposed for shading and cooling of Chinese greenhouse in winter and two micro heat pipe PV/T (MHP-PV/T) systems were developed inside and outside a Chinese greenhouse in Lanzhou City. Two systems were compared to discover the electrical, thermal and comprehensive performance when the inclination angle of MHP-PV/T panels was 45° from 20th to 22th of December 2020. The results reveal that daily electrical performance of outside MHP-PV/T (OMHP-PV/T) system is better than inside MHP-PV/T (IMHP-PV/T) system while daily thermal operation of the OMHP-PV/T is significantly lower than the IMHP-PV/T system. The average daily electrical efficiency of OMHP-PV/T system in three days is 8.3%, with the electrical power of 83.94 W, and the mean daily thermal efficiency is 16.07%, with solar thermal power of 96.83 W. It has overall energy power of 317.73 W and overall energy efficiency of 37.91%, the cumulative energy profit is 2.22 kW·h correspondingly. The average daily electrical efficiency of IMHP-PV/T system is about 4.57%, with the electrical power of 32.0 W, and the thermal efficiency of 40.93%, for overall energy power of 375.81 W. Overall energy efficiency is around 53.28%, with a cumulative overall energy gain is 2.63 kW·h relatively. Therefore, the comprehensive performance of IMHP-PV/T is better than OMHP-PV/T. The results of the study establish the feasibility and a new method of using MHP-PV/T to provide shading for China greenhouse cooling and dehumidification in cold winter regions.
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