Novel design for thermal management of PV cells in harsh environmental conditions
Author | Ahmad N. |
Author | Khandakar A. |
Author | El-Tayeb A. |
Author | Benhmed K. |
Author | Iqbal A. |
Author | Touati F. |
Available date | 2020-02-24T08:57:10Z |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Publication Name | Energies |
Resource | Scopus |
ISSN | 19961073 |
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. |
Sponsor | The Publication of this article was funded by the Qatar National Library. |
Language | en |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Subject | Efficiency Heat transfer Overheating Photovoltaic Renewable energy Water cooling |
Type | Article |
Issue Number | 11 |
Volume Number | 11 |
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