Abstract
In the present work, thermal characteristics of a flat-plate type solar collector that is used in a hybrid solar water heater is explored. The flat plate collector is used to heat the water which is circulated by a pump. The pump is powered by electric power resulted from the photovoltaic. The collector area of the solar collector is 1.196 m × 0.541 m and the capacity of the Tank is 80 L. The results show that, the maximum temperature of the absorber plate can reach 90°C and the minimum one is 57.3°C. The average temperature of the absorber plate is 72.93°C. On the other hand, the average temperature of the ambient air is 38.45°C. Thus, the average temperature of the plat absorber is 34.43°C higher than the ambient temperature. In the solar water tank, minimum temperature of the water is 28.33°C and it is heated up to 58.23°C.
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