Cost effective cooling of photovoltaic modules to improve efficiency

Uzair Sajjad; Mohammed Amer; Hafiz Muhammad Ali; Anurag Dahiya; Naseem Abbas

doi:10.1016/j.csite.2019.100420

Cost effective cooling of photovoltaic modules to improve efficiency

Uzair Sajjad
, Mohammed Amer
, Hafiz Muhammad Ali^*
, Anurag Dahiya
, Naseem Abbas

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study presents the performance of solar photovoltaic modules provided with cooling in terms of its normalized power output, performance ratio, and module efficiency. The aim of the study is to improve the performance, efficiency, and development of an economical cooling system by installing photovoltaic modules on the duct of cooled air of air-conditioners being used in most of the houses, offices and other buildings. The performance was researched and compared for two photovoltaic modules, one being cooled and other without cooling. The module being cooled showed 7.2% and 6% higher electrical efficiency and performance ratio respectively compared to the module without cooling. The results obtained in this study comprehend the importance and feasibility of the research.

Original language	English
Article number	100420
Journal	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2019.100420
State	Published - Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Module efficiency
Performance ratio
Photovoltaic module
Power output

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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Cost effective cooling of photovoltaic modules to improve efficiency

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