Heat pipe cooling of concentrating photovoltaic cells

Anderson, William G.; Dussinger, Peter M.; Sarraf, David B.; Tamanna, S.

doi:10.1109/pvsc.2008.4922577

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“…The present research succeeded in demonstration of a principal possibility of decreasing the PV cell temperature with commercial TIMs enhanced with a small loading fraction of LPE graphene. Our proposed method can complement the existing technologies for passive thermal management of solar cells [63,64], particularly for the countries with a high average temperature, and contribute to the development of more sustainable approaches of energy supply [65].…”

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Thermal Management of Concentrated Multi-Junction Solar Cells with Graphene-Enhanced Thermal Interface Materials

2017

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Abstract:We report results of experimental investigation of temperature rise in concentrated multi-junction photovoltaic solar cells with graphene-enhanced thermal interface materials. Graphene and few-layer graphene fillers, produced by a scalable environmentally-friendly liquid-phase exfoliation technique, were incorporated into conventional thermal interface materials. Graphene-enhanced thermal interface materials have been applied between a solar cell and heat sink to improve heat dissipation. The performance of the multi-junction solar cells has been tested using an industry-standard solar simulator under a light concentration of up to 2000 suns. It was found that the application of graphene-enhanced thermal interface materials allows one to reduce the solar cell temperature and increase the open-circuit voltage. We demonstrated that the use of graphene helps in recovering a significant amount of the power loss due to solar cell overheating. The obtained results are important for the development of new technologies for thermal management of concentrated photovoltaic solar cells.

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Thermal Management of Concentrated Multi-Junction Solar Cells with Graphene-Enhanced Thermal Interface Materials

2017

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“…Anderson et al [9] successfully demonstrated the feasibility of a heat pipe passive cooling solution to CPV cell. Copper/water heat pipe with aluminum fins can be used to remove the heat from the CPV cell passively by natural convection.…”

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Performance enhancement of solar photovoltaic cells using effective cooling methods: A review

Sargunanathan¹,

Elango

Mohideen³

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…A passive convection, horizontally oriented heat sink is used to keep the solar cell within the same temperature ranges as the Prototype A heat sink design. Experimental testing of the design through collaboration with ACT, Inc. demonstrated successful operation within specified temperature ranges [3].…”

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High performance concentrating photovoltaic module designs for utility scale power generation

Plesniak¹,

Jones²,

Schwartz³

et al. 2009

2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

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The Boeing Company Phantom Works has developed three different prototype photovoltaic concentrator arrays since March 2007. Identified as Prototype A, B and C, the experimentally proven technical characteristics of each design are presented.The concentrator designs utilize a 1 cm 2 multi-junction solar cell assembly in conjunction with SMS non-imaging optical designs [1, 2] manufactured with low-cost mass-producible technologies. Prototype A is an on-axis XR optical concentrator with a 733x geometrical concentration demonstrating a ± 1.73° acceptance angle and 23.7% conversion efficiency. Prototype B is an off-axis free-form XR optical concentrator with a 810x geometrical concentration demonstrating a ± 1.32° acceptance angle and 25.3% conversion efficiency. Prototype C is the most recent off-axis free-form XR optical concentrator with a 801x geometrical concentration and a theoretical ±1.80° acceptance angle demonstrating a conversion efficiency greater than 27.0%. Prototype C is also the basis for the Boeing Proof of Design (POD) module, demonstrating an acceptance angle of ±1.48° and a conversion efficiency of 29.4% (as of May 8, 2009). Manufacturability has been paramount during the design process, resulting in high performance concentrating photovoltaic modules using production quality components.

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Heat pipe cooling of concentrating photovoltaic cells

Cited by 86 publications

References 2 publications

Thermal Management of Concentrated Multi-Junction Solar Cells with Graphene-Enhanced Thermal Interface Materials

Thermal Management of Concentrated Multi-Junction Solar Cells with Graphene-Enhanced Thermal Interface Materials

Performance enhancement of solar photovoltaic cells using effective cooling methods: A review

High performance concentrating photovoltaic module designs for utility scale power generation

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