Field test results of an innovative PV/T collector for indoor swimming pools

摘要

Hybrid solar PV T has the potential to become a major player in the renewable energy sector, but one of the most important barriers is the inexistcnce of a proven track record in terms of reliability and performance. In order to address this issue, a study was conducted to monitor in-field energy performances of two indoor swimming pool installations near Perpignan (France) equipped with an innovative unglazed PV/T collector (1.64m~2, 250Wp, 912Wth). With 300m~2 of PV/T collectors for a 1100m~3 indoor swimming pool and 6000L/day of hot water needs, an annual thermal production of 120MWh and an annual photovoltaic production of 64MWh were achieved. Performances were higher than simulated with the TRNSYS study.