Experimental study on the various varieties of photovoltaic panels (PVs) cooling systems to increase their electrical efficiency
This study investigates the impact of cooling methods on the electrical efficiency of photovoltaic panels (PVs). The efficiency of four cooling techniques is experimentally analyzed. The most effective approach is identified as water-spray cooling on the front surface of PVs, which increases efficie...
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my.uniten.dspace-363502025-03-03T15:42:02Z Experimental study on the various varieties of photovoltaic panels (PVs) cooling systems to increase their electrical efficiency Basem A. Mukhtar A. Elbarbary Z.M.S. Atamurotov F. Benti N.E. 57422522900 57195426549 57193766822 55536745900 57215036393 Aluminum Oxide Cold Temperature Electric Power Supplies Electricity Solar Energy Water aluminum oxide water absorption Article cooling cost effectiveness analysis electric power plant electrical efficiency nonhuman photovoltaic panels cooling system productivity renewable energy solar radiation temperature thermal conductivity chemistry cold electricity power supply solar energy This study investigates the impact of cooling methods on the electrical efficiency of photovoltaic panels (PVs). The efficiency of four cooling techniques is experimentally analyzed. The most effective approach is identified as water-spray cooling on the front surface of PVs, which increases efficiency by 3.9% compared to the case without cooling. The results show that water-spray cooling raises the PV?s temperature to 41�C, while improving its average daytime efficiency to 22%. Air-cooling, water-cooling in the tubes behind the PV, and aluminum oxide-water nanofluid cooling in the tubes behind the PV improve efficiency by 1.1%, 1.9%, and 2.7%, respectively. The findings highlight the potential of water-spray cooling as a cost-effective and efficient method to enhance PV efficiency and contribute to the global effort towards renewable energy. Copyright: ? 2024 Basem et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Final 2025-03-03T07:42:02Z 2025-03-03T07:42:02Z 2024 Article 10.1371/journal.pone.0307616 2-s2.0-85204417347 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204417347&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0307616&partnerID=40&md5=172f2f8c4067cabf9500b200024d0c68 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36350 19 9 Septeber e0307616 All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Public Library of Science Scopus |
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This study investigates the impact of cooling methods on the electrical efficiency of photovoltaic panels (PVs). The efficiency of four cooling techniques is experimentally analyzed. The most effective approach is identified as water-spray cooling on the front surface of PVs, which increases efficiency by 3.9% compared to the case without cooling. The results show that water-spray cooling raises the PV?s temperature to 41�C, while improving its average daytime efficiency to 22%. Air-cooling, water-cooling in the tubes behind the PV, and aluminum oxide-water nanofluid cooling in the tubes behind the PV improve efficiency by 1.1%, 1.9%, and 2.7%, respectively. The findings highlight the potential of water-spray cooling as a cost-effective and efficient method to enhance PV efficiency and contribute to the global effort towards renewable energy. Copyright: ? 2024 Basem et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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