Heating the air gap under solar panels?

[mab]

Hello all,

I’m working on a design with solar panels on a tilted roof with air gap between the panel and roof; the air in this (enclosed) gap is being heated by solar panels, and then with the help of a fan, is being fed to an air source heat pump, which now with higher temperature inlet air will have higher coefficient of performance for heating applications. I’m trying to figure out how/if I can do this in VE. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
MAB