Three-dimensional thermal modeling of a photovoltaic module under varying conditions

Siddiqui, M.U.; Arif, Abul Fazal M.; Kelley, Leah C.; Dubowsky, Steven

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2012.05.034

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“…This suggests that the average method could obtain more reliable temperature value. For the statistical temperature, it is useful when designing a system with requirements of the reliable temperature [37]. In this paper, it is defined as the temperature with probability above 90%.…”

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A thermal model for amorphous silicon photovoltaic integrated in ETFE cushion roofs

Zhao

Chen

et al. 2015

Energy Conversion and Management

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confidence: 99%

A thermal model for amorphous silicon photovoltaic integrated in ETFE cushion roofs

Zhao

Chen

et al. 2015

Energy Conversion and Management

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“…The heat transfer equations for solid and fluid domains are defined by Equations 7 and 8 (Siddiqui et al, 2012). …”

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Optimising thermal photovoltaic energy system for green and sustainable energy generation

Mafimidiwo

Saha

2017

J. energy South. Afr.

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“…I sc is the short-circuit current, k sc is the temperature coefficient of the short-circuit current, and rad q is the solar radiation in W/m 2 . The module reverse saturation current I o is expressed in (3), where E gap is the energy of the band gap for silicon (E gap =1.1 eV) and T ref is the reference temperature of PV module. Fig.…”

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“…Results showed that the performance of the PV module with cooling had very little influence of increasing absorbed radiation For the same variation in conditions, the performance of the module without any cooling reduced significantly [3].…”

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Thermal/Electrical Modeling of a PV Module as Enhanced by Surface Cooling

Elnozahy¹,

Rahman²,

Ali³

et al. 2015

JOCET

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Abstract-The present work is aimed at developing thermal and electrical models which are capable of estimating the two dimensional thermal and electrical performance of a PV module under given meteorological conditions. The thermal modeling has been developed in COMSOL Multiphysics software environment and the electrical modeling has been carried out in PSIM software environment. The main objective of the electrical model is to investigate the I-V and P-V characteristics of an 80W thin film PV module with and without cooling at varying surface temperature and irradiation. In the thermal model, the dependence of module surface temperature, electrical efficiency, and thermal efficiency on water flow velocity is investigated. The results obtained from the proposed electrical and thermal models are validated experimentally. The results showed that the maximum electrical, thermal and net energy efficiency values of cooled PV module are 9.92%, 55.6%, and 65.4%, respectively. Variation of water flow velocity experiences no significant temperature change in the coolant water exiting the module and results in a slight change of both the module surface temperature and electrical efficiency.Index Terms-COMSOL software, cooling system, electrical model, PSIM software, PV module, and thermal model.

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Three-dimensional thermal modeling of a photovoltaic module under varying conditions

Cited by 145 publications

References 23 publications

A thermal model for amorphous silicon photovoltaic integrated in ETFE cushion roofs

A thermal model for amorphous silicon photovoltaic integrated in ETFE cushion roofs

Optimising thermal photovoltaic energy system for green and sustainable energy generation

Thermal/Electrical Modeling of a PV Module as Enhanced by Surface Cooling

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