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Energy and Exergy Enhancement Study on PV Systems with Phase Change Material

Published:2023-02-16 Issue:4 Volume:15 Page:3627
ISSN:2071-1050
Container-title:Sustainability
language:en
Short-container-title:Sustainability

Author:

Prakash K. B.¹^ORCID,Pasupathi Manoj Kumar²^ORCID,Chinnasamy Subramaniyan¹^ORCID,Saravanakumar S.³^ORCID,Palaniappan Murugesan⁴,Alasiri Abdulaziz⁴,Chandrasekaran M.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam 638401, Tamil Nadu, India

2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641407, Tamil Nadu, India

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur 639113, Tamil Nadu, India

4. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

A solar photovoltaic (PV) system produces electrical energy from solar energy. This green, sustainable system has low energy conversion efficiency due to the rise in PV temperature throughout the day. In order to keep the temperature of the panels close to ambient, this study examines the usage of hydrated salt (HS36) as a Phase Change Material (PCM) for PV cooling. The primary goal of this experimental study is to cool the PV panel by introducing PCM behind the PV system (PV-PCM), thus increasing its performance. An energy and exergy performance assessment was carried out on PV and PV-PCM systems. The result indicates that placing a PCM over the back of the solar panel’s back reduced the operational temperature by 25.4% and increased the panel’s electrical efficiency by 17.5%. PV-PCM systems’ maximum exergy efficiency increased by 12.57%, and their exergy destruction ratio decreased by 12.49%. The proposed PV-PCM system with HS36 PCM increased the PV panel performance and can be deployed in the PV system.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/4/3627/pdf

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