Active Cooling Of Solar Panels

It is assumed that the maximum allowable temperature of the pv panel is 45 c beyond which cooling of the pv panel should start by water spraying of the panels till its temperature goes down to 35 c.

Active cooling of solar panels.

Hybrid photovoltaic thermal pv t solar system is one of the most popular methods for cooling the photovoltaic panels nowadays 12 13 14. The most obvious way to cool a solar panel would be to use the same methods that we use to cool anything else. Air conditioning water refrigeration etc. However when the module was operated under active cooling condition the temperature dropped significantly leading to an increase in efficiency of solar cells to between 12 and 14.

The temperature of the pv panel before and after cooling is 45 c and 35 c respectively. Scientists from egypt s benha university have proposed an active cooling technique for pv panels based on the use of water and a mixture of aluminum oxide al 2 o 3 and phase change material. The hybrid system consists of a solar photovoltaic. This video looks at solutions for cooling a solar panel if and when it gets too hot.