{"title":"Numerical Simulation of a Solar Photovoltaic Panel Cooled by a Forced Air System","authors":"D. Nebbali, R. Nebbali, A. Ouibrahim","volume":95,"journal":"International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering","pagesStart":1706,"pagesEnd":1710,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/9999659","abstract":"
This study focuses on the cooling of a photovoltaic
\r\npanel (PV). Indeed, the cooling improves the conversion capacity of
\r\nthis one and maintains, under extreme conditions of air temperature,
\r\nthe panel temperature at an appreciable level which avoids the
\r\naltering. To do this, a fan provides forced circulation of air. Because
\r\nthe fan is supplied by the panel, it is necessary to determine the
\r\noptimum operating point that unites efficiency of the PV with the
\r\nconsumption of the fan. For this matter, numerical simulations are
\r\nperformed at varying mass flow rates of air, under two extreme air
\r\ntemperatures (50°C, 25°C) and a fixed solar radiation (1000W.m2) in
\r\na case of no wind.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1]\tF. Sarhaddi, S. Farahat, H. Ajam, A. Behzadmehr and M. MahdaviAdeli, \u201cAn improved thermal and electrical model for a solar photovoltaic thermal (PV\/T) air collector,\u201d Applied Energy, vol. 87, 2010, pp. 2328\u20132339.\r\n[2]\tA. Tiwari andMS. Sodha, \u00ab Performance evaluation of solar PV\/T system: an experimental validation,\u201d Solar energy, Vol. 80, July 2006, pp. 751\u2013759.\r\n[3]\tS. Armstrong and W.G. Hurley, \u201cA thermal model for photovoltaic panels under varying atmospheric conditions,\u201d Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 30, 2010, pp.1488\u20131495.\r\n[4]\tE. Skoplaki and J.A. playvos, \u201cOn the temperature dependance of photovoltaic module electrical performance: A review of efficiency\/power correlations,\u201d Solar Energy, vol. 83, 2009, pp. 614\u2013624.\r\n[5]\tH.G. Teo, P.S. Lee and M.N.A. Hawlader, \u201cAn active cooling system for photovoltaic modules,\u201d Applied Energy 90, vol. 1, 2011, pp. 309-315.\r\n[6]\tD.L. King, W.E. Boyson andJ.A. Kratochvil, \u201cPhotovolta\u00efque array performance model,\u201dNew Mexico: Photovoltaic system R&D Department, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, August 2004. \r\n[7]\tW. DeSoto, S.A. Klein and W.A. Beckman, \u201cImprovement and validation of a model for photovoltaic array performance,\u201d Solar Energy, vol.80, 2006, pp. 78\u201388.\r\n[8]\tT.U. Townsend, \u201cA Method for Estimating the Long Term Performance of Characteristics of Solar Cells,\u201d Solar Cells, Vol. 4, N\u00b02, 1981, pp. 169\u2013178.\r\n[9]\t John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman, \u201cSolar Engineering Of Thermal Processes,\u201d New York: University of Wisconsin-Madison,1988, pp. 270\u2013280.\r\n[10]\tJ. P. Holman, \u201cHeat Transfer,\u201d 8th edition, McGraw-Hill, 1997. \r\n[11]\tJ. I. Montero, A. Mu\u00f1oz, A. Ant\u00f3n and N. Iglesias, \u201cComputational fluid dynamic modelling of night-time energy fluxes in unheated greenhouses,\u201d ActaHorticulturae, Vol. 691,2004, pp. 403\u2013410.\r\n[12]\tM.U. Siddiqui and A.F. Arif, \u201cElectrical, thermal and structural performance of a cooled PV module: Transient analysis using a multiphysics model,\u201d Applied energy, vol. 112, 2013, pp. 300\u2013312.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 95, 2014"}