Numerical study of the geometrically graded metal foam for concentrated photovoltaic solar cell cooling

Tan, Weng Cheong; Saw, Lip Huat; Thiam, Hui San; Garg, Akhil; Pambudi, Nugroho Agung

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.202

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“…Another improved channel type includes metal foam in the channels. Metal foam has a high surface area per unit volume, thermal conductivity and tortuous flow path to promote mixing is an ideal candidate for thermal management applications [21].…”

Section: Active Cooling Methodsmentioning

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Integrated cooling solution for concentrator photovoltaic cells

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Takács

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The efficiency of the most modern photovoltaic cells currently reaches 40–45%, which is achieved by concentrator systems. However, despite better device efficiencies concentrator photovoltaic cells have major drawback, namely the high amount of waste heat, which requires new cooling solutions.This paper gives a short overview of the current cooling techniques and proposes a novel microchannel cooling solution for concentrator photovoltaic cells. In the concept, the microscale channels are integrated into the backside metallization of the PV device. The paper gives a description of the technological process that can be used to produce microchannels on the back of solar cells and shows the optimization of the channels to achieve optimal cooling performance.

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Section: Active Cooling Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%