Active Cooling Of Solar Panels

However when the module was operated under active cooling condition the temperature dropped significantly leading to an increase in efficiency of solar cells to between 12 and 14.

Active cooling of solar panels.

This video looks at solutions for cooling a solar panel if and when it gets too hot. Air conditioning water refrigeration etc. Scientists from egypt s benha university have proposed an active cooling technique for pv panels based on the use of water and a mixture of aluminum oxide al 2 o 3 and phase change material. Without active cooling the temperature of the module was high and solar cells can only achieve an efficiency of 8 9.

The temperature of the pv panel before and after cooling is 45 c and 35 c respectively. The most obvious way to cool a solar panel would be to use the same methods that we use to cool anything else. There are a variety of ways in which pv panel can be cooled. The hybrid system consists of a solar photovoltaic.