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Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Systems Engineering

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Main Author: Leow Wai, Zhe
Other Authors: Mohd Irwan, Yusoff,Dr.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2017
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Photovoltaic power systems
Renewable energy sources
Heat > Transmission
Gas air conditioning
Photovoltaic (PV)
Cooling system
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/72709
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spelling my.unimap-727092023-03-06T01:09:47Z Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system Leow Wai, Zhe Mohd Irwan, Yusoff,Dr. Photovoltaic power systems Renewable energy sources Heat -- Transmission Gas air conditioning Photovoltaic (PV) Cooling system Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Systems Engineering This thesis presents the improvement of the photovoltaic (PV) output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system. The PV technology has been used for several years and has proven successful for power generation, but the challenge is to adapt to local environment conditions, mainly caused by changes in weather conditions. Furthermore, the output power of the PV panel decreases as the operating temperature of the PV panel increases. Therefore, the main purpose of this current research is to design various types of cooling system in order to improve output power of the PV panel. This study has four specific objectives. Firstly, the effects of weather conditions on the thermal behaviour of PV panels were studied using simulation and experimental methods. In the simulation study, the effect of weather conditions in the thermal behaviour of the PV panel was simulated using CATIA and ANSYS simulation software. This study was conducted based on the weather of Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CERE), UniMAP, Malaysia. It was shown that as solar irradiance and ambient temperature increased, the operating temperature of the PV panel increased. As the wind speed increased, the operating temperature of the PV panel decreased. In the experimental study, the dust appearing on the surface of the PV panel resulted in a decrease in the performance of the PV panel. However, the presence of wind on the surface of the PV panel resulted in an increase in the performance of the PV panel. Secondly, the PV panels with various types of cooling system were designed and simulated using ANSYS simulation software in order to analyse their thermal behaviour under weather conditions of CERE, Perlis. This included direct current (DC) fan cooling system, DC water pump cooling system, paraffin wax cooling system, hybrid DC water pump and paraffin wax cooling system as well as hybrid DC water pump and DC fan cooling system. The results showed that the PV panel with hybrid DC water pump and DC fan cooling system has the lowest operating temperature of 35.43 °C compared to other PV panels. 2017 2021-11-05T07:21:14Z 2021-11-05T07:21:14Z Thesis http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/72709 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Electrical Systems Engineering
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topic Photovoltaic power systems
Renewable energy sources
Heat -- Transmission
Gas air conditioning
Photovoltaic (PV)
Cooling system
spellingShingle Photovoltaic power systems
Renewable energy sources
Heat -- Transmission
Gas air conditioning
Photovoltaic (PV)
Cooling system
Leow Wai, Zhe
Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
description Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Systems Engineering
author2 Mohd Irwan, Yusoff,Dr.
author_facet Mohd Irwan, Yusoff,Dr.
Leow Wai, Zhe
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author Leow Wai, Zhe
author_sort Leow Wai, Zhe
title Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
title_short Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
title_full Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
title_fullStr Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
title_sort improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2017
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/72709
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