STUDY ON HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC AND THERMAL SOLAR POWER

Solar power is one of the leading fields of renewable energy sources. The establishment of solar power are already quite strong in the world with multiples solar power plants currently competing against fossil-fuels-powered plants in providing electricity while producing clean and sustainable energy. To improve the reliability of solar power, a new field of study is currently being developed known as hybrid of photovoltaic and thermal system. In this report, the research on concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar system is elaborated in form of Project Background, Literature Review, Research Methodology and finally Result and Discussion. Chapter 1: Project Background includes a brief introduction to the study in hand as well as the problem statement and objectives of study. In the end of the chapter, relevancy and scopes of the research project are elaborated. The Second Chapter: Literature review illustrates the critical analysis on the research according to literatures and past works done by other researchers. The review narrows down the scope of the study and allowing for development of a relevant research project. Chapter 3: Research Methodology demonstrates the current and future plans of the project. It begins with descriptions on the project research methodology followed by the detailed elaboration of the fabrication and experiments to be performed during the project. A study plan in form of Gantt chart is provided with this report as well as the important key milestones. Lastly, Chapter 4: Result and Discussion elaborates the two stages of the research; first is the equipment fabrication stage where details of the fabrication are explained and secondly, the experimentation stage of the research studies. All in all, this dissertation represents the knowledge, plans as well as the progress regarding the research on concentrating hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar power system.