Optimization of operational and design parameters of plane reflector-tilted flat plate solar collector systems

Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Plane Reflector Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Water Heating System

“…Theoretical analysis of the instantaneous, daily, and yearly augmentation in solar energy collection of a tilted flatplate solar collector improved by a plane reflector had been reported by Hussein et al [17]. The influence of aluminium based flat reflectors on the performance of a PV/T collector had been presented by Kostić et al [18].…”

Theoretical and experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a double exposure flat-plate solar collector

“…Many investigations have been carried out to improve a performance of flat-plate collectors by concentrating solar radiation using reflector. A small part of those investigations has focused on a system of the flat-plate solar collector and flat-plate reflector (McDaniels et al, 1975;Larson, , 1980Hussein et al, 1999;Taha and Eldighidy, 1980;Tanaka, 2011Tanaka, , 2015Ekechukwu and Ugwuoke, 2003;Farooqui, 2015;Grassie and Sheridan, 1977;Bollentin and Wilk, 1995; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.06.038 0038-092X/Ó 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Hellstrom et al, 2003;Armenta et al, 2011;Kostić and Pavlović, 2012;Kumar et al, 1995;Pavlović and Kostić, 2015).…”

“…Thus, McDaniels et al (1975) and determined the optimal tilts of a fixed reflector and collector during the winter period for a collector-reflector system (CRS) in which the reflector was placed in front of the collector. Hussein et al (1999), Taha and Eldighidy (1980) and Tanaka (2011) studied a CRS with the reflector mounted on top of the collector. Ekechukwu and Ugwuoke (2003) and Farooqui (2015) similarly designed and tested a solar cooker with a reflector mounted on top of the collector.…”

The effect of four flat plate reflectors on light energy-harvesting system characteristics

“…Their simple geometry and low-cost implementation are primary beneficial in the design of many solar systems. The use of planar reflectors for increasing the energy yield of flatplate collectors has been widely analyzed (Arata and Geddes, 1986;Bollentin and Wilk, 1995;Dang, 1986;Garg et al, 1991;Grassie and Sheridan, 1977;Hussein et al, 2000;Kostić and Pavlović, 2012;Kumar et al, 1995;Pancotti, 2007;Pavlović and Kostić, 2015;Ronnelid and Karlsson, 1999;Tanaka, 2011.). Theoretical models have been proposed for various geometries and configurations of the reflectors in order to accurately predict an enhancement in solar energy collection of a tilted flat plate solar collector augmented by a plane reflector.…”