• English
    • العربية
  • العربية
  • Login
  • QU
  • QU Library
  •  Home
  • Communities & Collections
  • Help
    • Item Submission
    • Publisher policies
    • User guides
    • FAQs
  • About QSpace
    • Vision & Mission
View Item 
  •   Qatar University Digital Hub
  • Qatar University Institutional Repository
  • Academic
  • Faculty Contributions
  • College of Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • View Item
  • Qatar University Digital Hub
  • Qatar University Institutional Repository
  • Academic
  • Faculty Contributions
  • College of Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • View Item
  •      
  •  
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Novel design for thermal management of PV cells in harsh environmental conditions

    Thumbnail
    Date
    2018
    Author
    Ahmad N.
    Khandakar A.
    El-Tayeb A.
    Benhmed K.
    Iqbal A.
    Touati F.
    ...show more authors ...show less authors
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The abundance of solar energy is a blessing in the Arabian Peninsula, where more than 2000 kWh/m2 density has been recorded annually. This has resulted in sincere consideration of PV harvesting in the energy matrix and smart grid. However, artefacts such as degradation of PV efficiency due to the high temperature effect have to be addressed. This paper presents a novel design of a PV cooling systemusingwater tomitigate the effect of high temperature. Several experiments have been conducted, and the results have been analyzed. It has been found that the collected water from the panel after 40 min of cooling gained a temperature of 10 ?C approximately, during December 2016. Eventually, the efficiency was improved by 10.35% (without using MPPT) using water at ambient temperature (24 ?C) compared to the non-cooled panel. Moreover, the temperature of the panel during solar peak hours dropped from 64.3 ?C to 32 ?C and from 59 ?C to 27 ?C in 3 min for the back and front surface, respectively. These results, which are the first of their kind in Qatar, constitute good incentives and pave the way for further investigation to enhance PV efficiency in harsh environments. This would be of paramount significance, especially for scaling up PV deployment, as is planned in Qatar and GCC countries in their 2030 vision.
    DOI/handle
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11113231
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/12951
    Collections
    • Electrical Engineering [‎2846‎ items ]

    entitlement


    Qatar University Digital Hub is a digital collection operated and maintained by the Qatar University Library and supported by the ITS department

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | QU

     

     

    Home

    Submit your QU affiliated work

    Browse

    All of Digital Hub
      Communities & Collections Publication Date Author Title Subject Type Language Publisher
    This Collection
      Publication Date Author Title Subject Type Language Publisher

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    About QSpace

    Vision & Mission

    Help

    Item Submission Publisher policiesUser guides FAQs

    Qatar University Digital Hub is a digital collection operated and maintained by the Qatar University Library and supported by the ITS department

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | QU

     

     

    Video