Numerical study for concentrated photovoltaic performance at low concentration ratio
Joint Authors
al-Sayyid, Khayri
Harb, A. A.
Sedrakd, M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 163 (30 Sep. 2019), pp.83-105, 23 p.
Publisher
Helwan University Faculty of Engineering Mataria
Publication Date
2019-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is an alternative technique used to convert thesolar energy to electrical energy.
CPV is used in lieu of the photovoltaic system(PV) due to its smaller semiconductor area and consequently lower cost.
Thestudy of fluid flow and thermal characteristics for a CPV integrated with a threedimensional (3D) rectangular shaped microchannel heat sink (MCHS) isnumerically investigated.
Laminar and steady flow of water as a coolant is used atthe present study.
The flow and thermal fields are analyzed using four channelnumber (N) (26, 52, 78 and 104), concentration ratio (CR) from 1 to 20 andReynolds number (Re) from 100 to 1000.
The evaluating parameters such astemperature, the electrical efficiency and the electrical power are obtained fromthe simulation.
Results show that increasing the channel number over N equals 52leads to a slight decrease in the cell temperature while the design of 26 channelsachieves less cell temperature.
As the concentration ratio increases, the cellefficiency decreases due to increase of the temperature while the electrical powerincreases.
Increasing Re provides a negligible enhancement in the cell efficiencyand consequently a slight increase in the electric power.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harb, A. A.& al-Sayyid, Khayri& Sedrakd, M.. 2019. Numerical study for concentrated photovoltaic performance at low concentration ratio. Engineering Research Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 163, pp.83-105.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sayyid, Khayri…[et al.]. Numerical study for concentrated photovoltaic performance at low concentration ratio. Engineering Research Journal No. 163 (Sep. 2019), pp.83-105.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364760
American Medical Association (AMA)
Harb, A. A.& al-Sayyid, Khayri& Sedrakd, M.. Numerical study for concentrated photovoltaic performance at low concentration ratio. Engineering Research Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 163, pp.83-105.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364760
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1364760