Solar photovoltaic/thermal integrated heat pump(PV/T-HP) is expected to realize comprehensive utilization of photovoltaics and thermal.To analyze the performance of PV/T-HP
mathematical models of PV/T evaporator
compressor
water tank and thermal expansion valve are established respectively and linked to form a complete thermodynamic cycle based on energy conservation
mass conservation equation.Simulation is carried out through MATLAB.The model accuracy is validated through direct expansion solar assisted heat pump(DX-SHAP) experiments.The result shows that the simulation error is about 5%
which is acceptable.Comparing the performance of PV/T-HP and DX-SHAP
with the rise in solar radiation intensity
COP both increases.With high solar radiation intensity
COP of PV/T-HP can be more than 5.The comprehensive COP of PV/T-HP is 7.4 on average
which is higher than that of DX-SHAP.The result shows that
PV/T-HP is conductive to reduce energy consumption of the system and improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of photovoltaic modules