Abstract
The exergoeconomic and enviroeconomic analysis of semitransparent and opaque photovoltaic (PV) modules based on different kinds of solar cells are presented. Annual electricity and net present values have also been computed for the composite climatic conditions of New Delhi, India. Irrespective of the solar cell type, the semitransparent PV modules have shown higher net energy loss rate (Len) and net exergy loss rate (Lex) compared to the opaque ones. Among all types of solar modules, the one based on c-Si, exhibited the minimum Len and Lex. Compared to the opaque ones, the semitransparent PV modules have shown higher CO2 reduction giving higher environmental cost reduction per annum and the highest environmental cost reduction per annum was found for a-Si PV module.
Highlights
In this era of advanced technologies the demand of energy is increasing day by day
We present here the exergoeconomic and enviroeconomic analysis of semitransparent and opaque PV modules based on four different types of solar cells, namely, c-Si, a-Si, CdTe, and CIGS
For all the solar cell types, the semitransparent PV modules have shown higher annual electricity compared to the opaque ones
Summary
In this era of advanced technologies the demand of energy is increasing day by day. The sources of energy are very limited and are running out very rapidly. The exergoeconomic analysis is basically the exergy analysis along with the cost analysis in order to access the performance of the energy systems [2]. Caliskan et al [8] performed the energy, exergy, environmental, exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic, and sustainability analyses of the novel air cooler considering the nine different dead state temperatures at constant environment temperature. They found the maximum exergetic cost rate of 0.0228 kWh/$year at a dead state temperature of 37.77∘C. (a) clear days (blue sky); (b) hazy days (fully); (c) hazy and cloudy days (partially); (d) cloudy days (fully)
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