Cogeneration of electrical and thermal energy by solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) technology is being considered in numerous lucrative applications like power generation, building thermal comfort, drying, refrigeration, air conditioning, desalination and industrial process heat. In view of its practicality and eco friendliness, solar PVT technology is receiving boundless attention among the researchers and the practicing engineers including architects. Solar PVT technology had emerged during 1970s and presently had completed 50 years of existence over which this technology have been demonstrated successfully with many design options. This could be witnessed by the fact that many review articles were published on different themes on the progress of this technology during last 5 decades. A consolidation of these review articles is therefore needed at present to categorize the PVT review articles based on the content being reviewed so as to provide a quick and concise reference guide for the researchers in the coming days.

通过太阳能光伏热能 (PVT) 技术热电联产被考虑用于许多有利可图的应用，例如发电、建筑热舒适、干燥、制冷、空调、海水淡化和工业过程热。鉴于其实用性和生态友好性，太阳能PVT技术正受到研究人员和包括建筑师在内的实践工程师的无限关注。太阳能 PVT 技术出现于 1970 年代，目前已经存在 50 年，在此期间，该技术已通过许多设计选项得到成功证明。这可以通过以下事实来证明：在过去 5 年中，关于该技术进展的不同主题发表了许多评论文章。