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We investigare solar com bined heat and power (S-CHP) systems based on hybrid ph otovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors for the simultaneous provision of domestic hot water (DHW), space heating (SH) and power to single family homes. The systems include PVT collectors with a polycarbonate flat-box structure design, a water storage tank, an auxiliary heater and a battery storage subsystem. A methodology is developed for modelling the en ergetic and economic performance of such PVT-based S-CHP systems, which is used to optimally size and operate systems for covering the energy demands of single-family reference households at three selected locations: Athens (Greece), London (UK) and Zaragoza (Spain). The results show that optimised systems are capable of covering -65% of the annual household electricity demands in Athens, London and Zaragoza when employing 14.0, 17.0 and 12.4 m2 collector array areas respectively , while also covering a significan t fraction of the thermal energy demands in Athens ( -60%) and Zaragoza ( -45%); even in London, almost 30% of the reference household's thermal demand is covered by such a system. A corresponding economic analysis reveals that, despite the suita bility of Athens' weather conditions for implementing such solar-energy systems, the payback time (PBT) of the optimised S-CHP system in Athens is 15.6 years in contrast to the 11.6 years predicted for Zaragoza, due to the lower electricity prices in Greece. | |
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Título de la revista
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Energy Conversion And Management |
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0196-8904 |
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6,377 |
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175 |
DOI
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10.1016/j.enconman.2018.07.045 |
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