| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1:Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 Development of solar energy technologies in China | 第13-17页 |
| 1.2 Problem Statement of the study | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2.1 Research aims and objectives | 第18页 |
| 1.2.2 Novelty of the study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2.3 Research Methodology | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2: Literature Review | 第20-44页 |
| 2.1 Solar Photovoltaic technology | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Solar thermal technology | 第22页 |
| 2.3 Solar photovoltaic/thermal system | 第22-44页 |
| 2.3.1 Water-based PV/T system | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Air-based PV/T system | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Solar PV assisted heat pump system | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3.4 Refrigerant based PV/T system | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.5 Heat pipe based PV/T collectors | 第31-34页 |
| 2.3.6 Heat pipes selection for PV/T | 第34-44页 |
| Chapter 3:Experiment measuring instruments, measuring method and test rig | 第44-52页 |
| 3.1 Experiment measuring methods | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2 Test rig design and arrangement | 第46-52页 |
| 3.2.1 Micro-channel heat pipe PV/T experiment test rig | 第47-50页 |
| 3.2.2 Conventional water based PV/T systems and micro-channel heat pipe PV/T experiment test rig | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 4:Performance evaluation of micro-channel heat pipe PV/T and thevalidation of its simulation | 第52-77页 |
| 4.1 Background | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2 Building the MHP-PV/T system for the first study | 第53-57页 |
| 4.3 Mathematical Models for MHP-PV/T | 第57-64页 |
| 4.4 Results and Experimental validation | 第64-75页 |
| 4.5 Summary of results for the first study | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter 5:Performance comparison of microchannel heat pipe PV/T with conventional PV/T | 第77-106页 |
| 5.1 Background | 第77-79页 |
| 5.2 Description of the novel antifreeze PV/T and conventional PV/T | 第79-81页 |
| 5.3 Mathematical Models | 第81-87页 |
| 5.3.1 Mathematical models | 第81-86页 |
| 5.3.2 Method of solution | 第86-87页 |
| 5.4 Result analysis and discussions | 第87-106页 |
| 5.4.1 Warmer and freezing day performance of the novel&conventional PV/T8 | 第88-91页 |
| 5.4.2 Simulation and comparison of simulated and experimental results | 第91-98页 |
| 5.4.3 Performance optimisation of the novel PV/T | 第98-104页 |
| 5.4.4 Summary of results for the second study | 第104-106页 |
| Chapter 6: Conclusions and future research work | 第106-108页 |
| References | 第108-121页 |
| Nomenclature and units | 第121-124页 |
| Figures | 第124-126页 |
| Tables | 第126-127页 |
| List of Published Academic Papers | 第127-128页 |
| Published papers during PhD studies | 第127-128页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第128页 |
