Modeling and Simulation of a Hybrid Water Heating System

Abstract

The modeling and simulation being performed in this project is keeping in view the budgetary and space constraints of Small and Medium Enterprises in Pakistan while allowing flexible scalability for the solution to be used for commercial as well as for domestic applications. This project will simulate a water pre-heating/heating system that will be based on integrated photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) panels technology which not only generate electrical energy but will also produce thermal energy by covering the same surface area as conventional photovoltaic PV panels. This solution is not only novel its approach but will address multiple issues being faced specifically by SMEs in Pakistan. SMEs have also limited area over which conventional PV panels can be installed, PVT panels on the other hand have hybrid output and produce thermal plus electrical output which will be used to pre-heat the water for the same covered area.