SOLARCOLLECTORPERFORMANCE:PHOTOVOLTAICTHERMAL:SIMPLE

Thermal performance parameters for a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar collector.

Name

Fraction of Surface Area with Active Thermal Collector

Type: real number
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: 1.0

Thermal Conversion Efficiency Input Mode Type

Type: choice (Fixed or Scheduled)

Value for Thermal Conversion Efficiency if Fixed

Type: real number
Efficiency = (thermal power generated [W])/(incident solar[W])
Minimum: 0.0
Maximum: 1.0

Thermal Conversion Efficiency Schedule Name

Type: list of objects (SCHEDULE:COMPACT, SCHEDULE:YEAR, EXTERNALINTERFACE:FUNCTIONALMOCKUPUNITIMPORT:TO:SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE:CONSTANT, SCHEDULE:FILE or EXTERNALINTERFACE:SCHEDULE)

Front Surface Emittance

Type: real number
Default: 0.84