Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collectors, also known as hybrid PV/T (PVT) or solar cogeneration systems, are power generation technologies that convert solar radiation into usable thermal and electrical energy. Such systems combine a solar cell, which converts sunlight into electricity, with a solar thermal collector, which captures the remaining energy and removes waste heat from the PV module. These technologies can be more energy efficient overall than solar photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal alone. Significant research has gone into developing a diverse range of PV/T technologies since the 1970s.. While many collector types have been
Mir Docking Module experiments were installed on the docking module during STS-76, and retrieved during STS-86. Mir Docking Module The Stykovochnyy Otsek (, ), GRAU index 316GK, otherwise known as the "Mir" docking module or SO, was the sixth module of the Russian space station "Mir", launched in November 1995 aboard the . The module, built by RKK Energia, was designed to help simplify space shuttle dockings to "Mir" during the Shuttle-"Mir" programme, preventing the need for the periodic relocation of the "Kristall" module necessary for dockings prior to the compartment's arrival. The module was also used to transport two new photovoltaic arrays