The efficiency of solar cells and photovoltaic (PV) panels are lacking significantly due to its surface overheating by the incident solar radiation. Indeed, the generated heat energy is harnessed by integrating a thermal system into PV panel, which introduces a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system. Phase change materials (PCM)s are a class of energy material that is intended to facilitate thermal regulations of photovoltaic (PV) panel. Despite, PVT systems are allied with numerous problems like, integration technique, increase in overall weight of the system, dust accumulation, complication of tracking etc., which are of utmost importance to be resolved. The foremost aim of the review is to analyze the current technologies and allied problems of PVT system, the impact of the overall weight of the system on the PVT systems, detailed assessment of recent advancements in soil mitigation techniques, and the economic benefit of the PVT systems. Also, this review article is specifically intended to discuss on a) concerns allied with PV and PVT system integrated with PCM for thermal regulation; b) framework intimidating the performance of PCM-integrated PVT system; and c) mitigation techniques to resolve the problems and enhanced the performance of PCM integrated PVT system. A elaborative technical exploration on common issues associated with both PV and PVT systems in terms of surface cleaning towards dust mitigation via advanced mechanisms and futuristic technologies is comprehensively presented. A new possible sustainable solution towards enhancing the performance of PV and PVT systems is also provided. A summary of numerous research works conducted on enhancing the performance of PVT system integrated with PCM at different global locations is summarized. Furthermore, this review also discusses the economic analysis of PVT system integrated with PCM along with a summary of technical challenges and future outlook of PCM integrated PVT system to boost sustainable development.

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相变材料集成光伏热系统研究与技术进展：相关问题及其缓解策略

由于入射太阳辐射导致其表面过热，太阳能电池和光伏（PV）面板的效率明显不足。事实上，通过将热系统集成到光伏面板中来利用产生的热能，这引入了光伏热（PVT）系统。相变材料 (PCM) 是一类能源材料，旨在促进光伏 (PV) 面板的热调节。尽管如此，PVT系统仍存在诸多问题，如集成技术、系统整体重量增加、灰尘堆积、跟踪复杂化等，这些都是亟待解决的问题。审查的首要目的是分析PVT系统的当前技术和相关问题、系统总重量对PVT系统的影响、详细评估土壤减缓技术的最新进展以及PVT的经济效益系统。此外，这篇评论文章还专门讨论 a) 与集成 PCM 进行热调节的 PV 和 PVT 系统有关的问题； b) 威胁 PCM 集成 PVT 系统性能的框架； c) 解决问题的缓解技术并增强 PCM 集成 PVT 系统的性能。全面介绍了与光伏和光伏发电系统相关的常见问题的详细技术探索，包括通过先进机制和未来技术进行表面清洁以减轻灰尘。还提供了一种新的可能的可持续解决方案，旨在提高光伏和光伏发电系统的性能。总结了在全球不同地点为提高与 PCM 集成的 PVT 系统性能而进行的大量研究工作。此外，本文还讨论了PVT系统与PCM集成的经济分析，总结了PCM集成PVT系统的技术挑战和未来展望，以促进可持续发展。