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Experimental Study on Performance Enhancement of a Photovoltaic Module Incorporated with CPU Heat Pipe—A 5E Analysis

Authors :
Seepana Praveenkumar
Aminjon Gulakhmadov
Ephraim Bonah Agyekum
Naseer T. Alwan
Vladimir Ivanovich Velkin
Parviz Sharipov
Murodbek Safaraliev
Xi Chen
Source :
Sensors, Vol 22, Iss 17, p 6367 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

As is already known, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is a widely accepted technology for power generation worldwide. However, it is scientifically proven that its power output decreases with an increase in the temperature of the PV module. Such an important issue is controlled by adopting a number of cooling mechanisms for the PV module. The present experimental study assesses the effect of a fanless CPU heat pipe on the performance of a PV module. The experiment was conducted in June in real weather conditions in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. The comparative analysis of two PV panels (i.e., cooled, and uncooled) based on the electrical energy, exergy performance, economic, embodied energy and energy payback (5E) for the two systems is presented and discussed. The key results from the study are that the average temperature reduction from the cooling process is 6.72 °C. The average power for the cooled panel is 11.39 W against 9.73 W for the uncooled PV panel; this represents an increase of 1.66 W for the cooled module. Moreover, the average improvements in the electrical efficiency, and embodied energy recorded for a cooled PV panel 2.98%, and 438.52 kWh, respectively. Furthermore, the calculations of the levelized cost of energy (LCE) for the cooled PV panel indicate that it can range from 0.277–0.964 USD/kWh, while that for the uncooled PV panel also ranges from 0.205–0.698 USD/kWh based on the number of days of operation of the plant.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14248220
Volume :
22
Issue :
17
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Sensors
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.84df1d92b3ff4bc2af915cdf44c5bdf4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/s22176367