Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, cilt.270, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) systems utilize solar irradiation to generate thermal and electrical power. In this study, a new type of air-cooled PVT using fins from waste copper using industrial symbiosis methodology is designed and tested. In this study, a sustainable PVT using control algorithm was developed to maximize Coefficient of Performance (COP) value of PVT with variable air volume technology. With the Maximum Coefficient of Performance Tracking (MCOPT) algorithm for PVT, which calculates the COP value instantaneously, new experimental data is evaluated every minute. This method ensures that the PVT system performance is high point and the thermal and electrical power generation of PVT is improved. As a result of the experimental studies, the maximum electrical and thermal efficiency was 16.68 % and 23.95 %, respectively. The maximum, minimum, and average COP obtained in the experiments carried out under spring conditions were 185.07, 0.56, and 98.25, respectively. The payback period was calculated as 4.5 years and the ratio of the generated electricity energy to the total fan power was found to be 151.25 on average. In addition effectiveness of the fin was calculated as 16.76. Using waste copper in this energy-efficient system with variable air volume shortened the payback period of PVT, and an environmentally friendly approach was demonstrated. As a result, using fins increased the heat transfer, and the desired cooling and high COP values were achieved in PVT. The outputs obtained about PVT for sustainable energy systems will contribute to researchers and industry in this field.