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Passive cooling of building integrated photovoltaic: experiment and modeling.

Number: pap. n. 205

Author(s) : ABU HAMED T., ALSHARE A.

Summary

Performance enhancement of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels by passive cooling is investigated under real desert conditions both experimental and with computational modeling. It is shown that mounting the BIPV with a narrow channel can reduce the operating temperature of the photovoltaic panel, preliminary results show that having a 30 cm channel beneath the panel can increase the electrical output by 3 to 4%. This increase in PV output can translate into significant amount over the life cycle of a given PV module. Various channel aspect ratios are tested in order to correlate the enhancement in performance to the cooling channel geometry.

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  • Original title: Passive cooling of building integrated photovoltaic: experiment and modeling.
  • Record ID : 30005839
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: EuroSun 2012: solar energy for a brighter future. ISES-Europe solar conference. Conference proceedings: Rijeka, Croatia, 18-20 September 2012.
  • Publication date: 2012/09/18

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