Simulation of photovoltaic panel cooling beneath a single nozzle based on a configurations framework

• Autorzy: Mzad Hocine , Otmani Abdessalam

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/ather.2020.136950

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Solar cell performance decreases with increasing temperature, heat can reduce output efficiency by 10–25%. The operating temperature plays a key role in the photovoltaic conversion process. Increase in electrical efficiency depends on cooling techniques, in particular photovoltaic modules installed in the high temperature regions. A cooling process using a single nozzle of photovoltaic panel operating under different configurations was simulated. The simulation contains two parts: the first is a thermodynamic investigation of fluid impingement upon the sensor front face. The second is a performance comparison between two types of glass cover. The major result that emerges from this simulation is the effect of a single nozzle arrangement to enhance the cooling process, under a low cadence of impinging droplets in the range 0.1–1.7 m/s.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

photovoltaic panel; nozzle; dispersion; comsol; glazing; heat transfer

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Maszyn Przepływowych PAN ; Komitet Termodynamiki i Spalania PAN
• Czasopismo: Archives of Thermodynamics
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 42, no 1
• Strony: 115--128
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Mzad Hocine

• Mechanical Engineering Department, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, P.O. Box 12, DZ-23000, Algeria

autor

Otmani Abdessalam

• Mechanical Engineering Department, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, P.O. Box 12, DZ-23000, Algeria

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).