Electrical and thermal performances of photovoltaic/thermal systems with magnetic nanofluids:A review

• 作者: Innocent Nkurikiyimfura Yanmin Wang Bonfils Safari Emmanuel Nshingabigwi
• 来源期刊: 颗粒学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 页码范围: 181-200
• 页数: 20页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Enhancing solar photovoltaic and thermal conversion performances may help develop more environ-mentally friendly hybrid photovoltaic/thermal(PV/T)systems that can be used in applications ranging from household to industrial scales.Owing to their enhanced thermal and optical properties,nanofluids have proven to be good candidates for designing PV/T systems with superior performances.As smart nanofluids,magnetic nanofluids(MNFs)can further enhance the performances of PV/T systems under external magnetic fields.This paper reviews recent developments in enhancing the electrical and thermal performances of PV/T systems using magnetic nanofluids.Various parameters affecting the performances are highlighted,and some areas for further investigations are discussed.The reviewed literature shows that PV/T systems with MNFs are promising.However,their performances need further investigation before they can be used in applications.