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Performance Investigation of Air Velocity Effects on PV Modules under Controlled Conditions
Joint Authors
Ali, Hafiz Muhammad
Ali, Muzaffar
Tamrin, K. F.
Iqbal, Muhammad Hasan
Shehryar Manzoor, M.
Khan, Muhammad Mahabat
Sheikh, Nadeem Ahmed
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Junction temperature of PV modules is one of the key parameters on which the performance of PV modules depends.
In the present work, an experimental investigation was carried out to analyze the effects of air velocity on the performance of two PV modules, that is, monocrystalline silicon and polycrystalline silicon under the controlled conditions of a wind tunnel in the presence of an artificial solar simulator.
The parameters investigated include the surface temperature variation, power output, and efficiency of PV modules under varying air velocity from near zero (indoor lab.
conditions) to 15 m/s.
Additionally, the results were also determined at two different module angular positions: at 0° angle, that is, parallel to air direction and at 10° angle with the direction of coming air to consider the effects of tilt angles.
Afterwards, the thermal analysis of the modules was performed using Ansys-Fluent in which junction temperature and heat flux of modules were determined by applying appropriate boundary conditions, such as air velocity, heat flux, and solar radiation.
Finally, the numerical results are compared with the experiment in terms of junction temperatures of modules and good agreement was found.
Additionally, the results showed that the maximum module temperature drops by 17.2°C and the module efficiency and power output increased from 10 to 12% with increasing air velocity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Muzaffar& Iqbal, Muhammad Hasan& Sheikh, Nadeem Ahmed& Ali, Hafiz Muhammad& Shehryar Manzoor, M.& Khan, Muhammad Mahabat…[et al.]. 2017. Performance Investigation of Air Velocity Effects on PV Modules under Controlled Conditions. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Muzaffar…[et al.]. Performance Investigation of Air Velocity Effects on PV Modules under Controlled Conditions. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Muzaffar& Iqbal, Muhammad Hasan& Sheikh, Nadeem Ahmed& Ali, Hafiz Muhammad& Shehryar Manzoor, M.& Khan, Muhammad Mahabat…[et al.]. Performance Investigation of Air Velocity Effects on PV Modules under Controlled Conditions. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1168223
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1168223