Photovoltaic Thermal Management Using Phase Change Material

Ahmad Al Miaari; Hafiz Muhammad Ali; Qamar Abbas

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-99312-1_1

Photovoltaic Thermal Management Using Phase Change Material

Ahmad Al Miaari^*
, Hafiz Muhammad Ali
, Qamar Abbas

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Photovoltaics is an important technology for producing clean electricity. Photovoltaics can convert solar irradiance into electrical current; however, a portion of the solar irradiance is converted into heat, which raises the panel temperature and reduces its performance. To address this issue, proper cooling should be considered. This study investigates the cooling effect of phase change material on the temperature of a 5-watt photovoltaic panel. Results showed that the temperature of the photovoltaic panel can be reduced by a maximum of 8.6 °C while eliminating temperature fluctuations and maintaining temperature uniformity across the panel.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Clean Energy Research - Now and in the Future
Editors	Lin Chen
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9783031993114
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99312-1_1
State	Published - 2025
Event	10th International Conference on Advances in Clean Energy Research, ICACER 2025 - Nice, France Duration: 7 Apr 2025 → 9 Apr 2025

Publication series

Name	Green Energy and Technology
ISSN (Print)	1865-3529
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-3537

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Advances in Clean Energy Research, ICACER 2025
Country/Territory	France
City	Nice
Period	7/04/25 → 9/04/25

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Keywords

Phase change material
Photovoltaics
Thermal management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Photovoltaic Thermal Management Using Phase Change Material. / Al Miaari, Ahmad; Ali, Hafiz Muhammad; Abbas, Qamar.
Clean Energy Research - Now and in the Future. ed. / Lin Chen. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 1-6 (Green Energy and Technology).

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