A solar concentrating photovoltaic/thermal collector

Coventry, Joseph S

A solar concentrating photovoltaic/thermal collector

dc.contributor.author	Coventry, Joseph S	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2008-03-11T03:27:59Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-04T02:37:50Z
dc.date.available	2008-03-11T03:27:59Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-01-04T02:37:50Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.description.abstract	This thesis discusses aspects of a novel solar concentrating photovoltaic / thermal (PV/T) collector that has been designed to produce both electricity and hot water. The motivation for the development of the Combined Heat and Power Solar (CHAPS) collector is twofold: in the short term, to produce photovoltaic power and solar hot water at a cost which is competitive with other renewable energy technologies, and in the longer term, at a cost which is lower than possible with current technologies. To the author’s knowledge, the CHAPS collector is the first PV/T system using a reflective linear concentrator with a concentration ratio in the range 20-40x. The work contained in this thesis is a thorough study of all facets of the CHAPS collector, through a combination of theoretical and experimental investigation. ...	en_US
dc.identifier.other	b25317180
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/46253
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights.uri	The Australian National University	en_US
dc.subject	solar thermal concentrator	en_US
dc.subject	pv concentrator	en_US
dc.subject	pvt	en_US
dc.subject	CHAPS	en_US
dc.subject	PV/thermal	en_US
dc.title	A solar concentrating photovoltaic/thermal collector	en_US
dc.type	Thesis (PhD)	en_US
dcterms.valid	2004	en_US
local.contributor.affiliation	The Australian National University	en_US
local.contributor.affiliation	Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems	en_US
local.description.refereed	yes	en_US
local.identifier.doi	10.25911/5d7a2a9eb6dc2
local.mintdoi	mint
local.type.degree	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	en_US