Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
This thesis presents the improvement of the photovoltaic (PV) output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system. The PV technology has been used for several years and has proven successful for power generation, but the challenge is to adapt to local environment conditions, mainly cau...
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my-unimap-727092023-03-06T01:09:47Z Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system Mohd Irwan, Yusoff,Dr. This thesis presents the improvement of the photovoltaic (PV) output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system. The PV technology has been used for several years and has proven successful for power generation, but the challenge is to adapt to local environment conditions, mainly caused by changes in weather conditions. Furthermore, the output power of the PV panel decreases as the operating temperature of the PV panel increases. Therefore, the main purpose of this current research is to design various types of cooling system in order to improve output power of the PV panel. This study has four specific objectives. Firstly, the effects of weather conditions on the thermal behaviour of PV panels were studied using simulation and experimental methods. In the simulation study, the effect of weather conditions in the thermal behaviour of the PV panel was simulated using CATIA and ANSYS simulation software. This study was conducted based on the weather of Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CERE), UniMAP, Malaysia. It was shown that as solar irradiance and ambient temperature increased, the operating temperature of the PV panel increased. As the wind speed increased, the operating temperature of the PV panel decreased. In the experimental study, the dust appearing on the surface of the PV panel resulted in a decrease in the performance of the PV panel. However, the presence of wind on the surface of the PV panel resulted in an increase in the performance of the PV panel. Secondly, the PV panels with various types of cooling system were designed and simulated using ANSYS simulation software in order to analyse their thermal behaviour under weather conditions of CERE, Perlis. This included direct current (DC) fan cooling system, DC water pump cooling system, paraffin wax cooling system, hybrid DC water pump and paraffin wax cooling system as well as hybrid DC water pump and DC fan cooling system. The results showed that the PV panel with hybrid DC water pump and DC fan cooling system has the lowest operating temperature of 35.43 °C compared to other PV panels. Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Thesis en http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/72709 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72709/3/license.txt 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72709/1/Page%201-24.pdf b8ecebeca684db280c6e15fa3198c5f5 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72709/2/Full%20text.pdf d728be197fbd749680cc2bfafb4c42d9 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72709/4/Leo%20Wai%20Zhe.pdf 290ac7a7ac7fbdba8606ef4dd40ec16d Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Photovoltaic power systems Renewable energy sources Heat -- Transmission Gas air conditioning Photovoltaic (PV) Cooling system School of Electrical Systems Engineering |
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Photovoltaic power systems Renewable energy sources Heat -- Transmission Gas air conditioning Photovoltaic (PV) Cooling system Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system |
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This thesis presents the improvement of the photovoltaic (PV) output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system. The PV technology has been used for several years and has proven successful for power generation, but the challenge is to adapt to local environment conditions, mainly caused by changes in weather conditions. Furthermore, the output power of the PV panel decreases as the operating temperature of the PV panel increases. Therefore, the main purpose of this current research is to design various types of cooling system in order to improve output power of the PV
panel. This study has four specific objectives. Firstly, the effects of weather conditions
on the thermal behaviour of PV panels were studied using simulation and experimental
methods. In the simulation study, the effect of weather conditions in the thermal
behaviour of the PV panel was simulated using CATIA and ANSYS simulation
software. This study was conducted based on the weather of Centre of Excellence for
Renewable Energy (CERE), UniMAP, Malaysia. It was shown that as solar irradiance
and ambient temperature increased, the operating temperature of the PV panel
increased. As the wind speed increased, the operating temperature of the PV panel
decreased. In the experimental study, the dust appearing on the surface of the PV panel
resulted in a decrease in the performance of the PV panel. However, the presence of
wind on the surface of the PV panel resulted in an increase in the performance of the PV
panel. Secondly, the PV panels with various types of cooling system were designed and
simulated using ANSYS simulation software in order to analyse their thermal behaviour
under weather conditions of CERE, Perlis. This included direct current (DC) fan
cooling system, DC water pump cooling system, paraffin wax cooling system, hybrid
DC water pump and paraffin wax cooling system as well as hybrid DC water pump and
DC fan cooling system. The results showed that the PV panel with hybrid DC water
pump and DC fan cooling system has the lowest operating temperature of 35.43 °C
compared to other PV panels. |
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