Temperature distribution of photovoltaic module based on finite element simulation

Zhou, Jicheng; Yi, Qiang; Wang, Yunyun; Ye, Zhibin

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2014.10.040

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“…The performance of the system is compared using different working media, water, ethylene glycol and water mixture (60:40), and syltherm oil 800 under different ranges of mass flow rates. The trial and error method is used to evaluate the temperature of the solar cell (T sc ) using the following relation [11,12]: The total input energy on the surface of the solar cell can be represented as:…”

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Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System

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Concentrator photovoltaics have several advantages over flat plate systems. However, the increase in solar concentration usually leads to an increase in the solar cell temperature, which decreases the performance of the system. Therefore, in this paper, we investigate the performance and temperature limits of a high concentration photovoltaic Thermal system (HCPVT) based on a 1 cm2 multi-junction solar cell subjected to a concentration ratio from 500× to 2000× by using three different types of cooling fluids (water, ethylene glycol and water mixture (60:40), and syltherm oil 800). The results show that, for this configuration, the maximum volumetric temperature of the solar cell did not exceed the manufacturer’s recommended limit for the tested fluids. At 2000× the lowest solar cell temperature obtained by using water was 93.5 °C, while it reached as high as 109 °C by using syltherm oil 800, which is almost equal to the maximum operating limit provided by the manufacturer (110 °C). Overall, the best performance in terms of temperature distribution, thermal, and electrical efficiency was achieved by using water, while the highest outlet temperature was obtained by using syltherm oil 800.

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“…The solar cell temperature and the electrical efficiency were calculated by equation 1using the trial and error method [11,12] by inputting the reference efficiency as provided by the manufacturer. Therefore, the electrical efficiency depends on the concentration ratio as well as the solar cell temperature.…”

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“…The reflectivity(ρ), transmissivity(τ), and absorptivity (α) of all materials are also assumed to be one. Their results have shown the solar cell processing the highest temperature of 331.76 K near its center [8]. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the behavior of the PV system at the dynamic boundary condition.…”

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Effect of Ambient Parameters on the Temperature Distribution of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules

Atsu

Dhaundiyal

2019

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This paper pivots around the influence of thermal parameters on the temperature distribution of a (PV) module. The solar irradiance, ambient temperature, and heat transfer coefficient were examined for four differently manufactured solar modules. A finite element analysis of the solar system was carried out to simulate the prevailing thermal conditions. It was determined through analysis that the heat transfer coefficient had a significant effect on the boundaries of the PV modules. The temperature gradient was relatively high at the boundary, whereas the main body had the least deviation from the mean value of experimental data. The high value of irradiance is favorable for a large PV system, while the heat transfer coefficient should be low for avoiding undulation of the thermal gradient across the plate. The temperature distribution on the surface of the PV modules largely depended on the geometry and the material used for the design purpose.

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“…With assuming the heat generation to be evenly distributed in the single junction solar cell, the effects of the different ambient thermal boundaries were modeled to describe numerically the cell temperature under sunlight [12]. The temperature of the single solar cell was investigated numerically with finite element method with treating the inefficient light energy as heat flux through the cell surface without considering the inner structure of the cell [13,14]. The finite element method was also applied to the tripe junction solar cell, in which the heat dissipated from light energy was again assumed to be evenly distributed within the whole cell [15].…”

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Thermal analysis on multijunction photovoltaic cell under oblique incident laser irradiation

Peng

Huang

2017

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Laser beam irradiation was modeled to investigate the thermal responses of multijunction photovoltaic cell to the irradiation of oblique incident monochromatic light. First, the monochromatic light absorption in multijunction photovoltaic cell is formulated with accounting for multiple reflections as well as interferences. Then, an iterative algorithm was established to calculate the depositions of incident laser energy in every layer. Finally, the temperature characteristics of the photovoltaic cell are analyzed with finite element method.

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Temperature distribution of photovoltaic module based on finite element simulation

Cited by 171 publications

References 13 publications

Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System

Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System

Effect of Ambient Parameters on the Temperature Distribution of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules

Thermal analysis on multijunction photovoltaic cell under oblique incident laser irradiation

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