| A Computational Study for Enhancing the Output Power of a Photovoltaic Panel Based on Various Back Pipe Structures |
| Paper ID : 1174-ASAT19 (R2) |
| Authors |
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Gamal Mohamed Abdou * Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Badr Univ. in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Egypt |
| Abstract |
| The efficiency of photovoltaic panels (PV) drops due to the rise in temperature, which leads to a decrease in the PV output power. A PV/Thermal system is therefore used as a solution to increase the output power from the PV panels. Comsol Multiphysics, a simulator-based Finite Element Method (FEM) tool, and Mat-lab simulations are used to implement this electro-thermal model. The simulation process takes place for different back pipes as follows serpentine, and a new shape of pipes called (square shapes) which are attached under the PV module. These shapes were specifically chosen for maximum conversion efficiency and rate of heat transfer. Additionally, a comparison between electrical parameters and heat transfer characteristics of water and CuO/water nano-fluid in a PV cooling system has been studied. The new shape leads to improve the photovoltaic (PV) module parameters, such as short circuit current ISC, open-circuit voltage VOC, and maximum power Pmax for a new shape more than the serpentine shape. These parameters are calculated under Air Mass 1.5 (AM1.5G) with 1000 W/m2 of irradiance that is the average irradiance at the MENA region throughout the year. The results show the PV module's total enhancement by using the new shape with CuO nano-fluid about 24.7 %. |
| Keywords |
| Cooling systems; Hybrid; Comsol Multiphysics; Mat-lab; Photovoltaic (PV); Thermal systems. |
| Status: Accepted (Oral Presentation) |