Abstract
The performance of PV panel decreases with increasing temperature which was tried to reduce its temperature by integrating the phase changing materials and finding its heat transfer performance in numerical and simulation analysis which was carried out using ANSYS and MATLAB software. The results have been validated with the simulation and mathematical model values obtained assuming through different environmental conditions. The PCM integrated photovoltaic cell solar panel along with fins shows better performance and enhanced life duration. The efficiency of the solar photovoltaic cell integrated with PCM is increased by 18%. The heat removal from the PCM integrated photovoltaic cell solar panel is more effective in summer climates, and the electricity production increases by 8.9%.
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Abbreviations
- \(C_{p}\) :
-
specific heat of solids (J/kg K),
- K :
-
thermal conductivity (W/mK),
- α :
-
function of absorptivity and reflectivity properties of glass, laminating material and PV material,
- \(G_{pv}\) :
-
solar irradiance,
- η :
-
real efficiency of PV module,
- A :
-
area of surface,
- H :
-
convective heat transfer co efficient,
- \(\xi_{gl}\) :
-
glass emissivity,
- F :
-
PV surface view factor,
- \(T_{\text{surface}}^{4}\) :
-
temperature of surface (front),
- \(T_{\text{sky}}^{4}\) :
-
temperature of the ambient air,
- Re :
-
Reynolds number,
- Pr :
-
Prandtl number: \(\frac{{\mu C_{p} }}{K}\),
- Gr :
-
Grashof’s number: \(\frac{{L^{3} \beta g\Delta t}}{{v^{2} }}\)
- β :
-
\(\frac{1}{T}\),
- L :
-
characteristic length,
- g :
-
acceleration due to gravity,
- hfg,:
-
latent heat of PCM (solidification or liquefaction),
- \(X_{\text{old}}\) :
-
quality of PCM before time step,
- \(X_{\text{new}}\) :
-
quality of PCM after each time step,
- \(Q_{\text{added}}\) :
-
quantity of energy added,
- E :
-
heat absorbed by the PCM,
- E 0 :
-
heat required for starting the melting of PCM,
- E l :
-
latent heat capacity of the PCM,
- T :
-
current PCM temperature,
- T s :
-
low temperature (solid),
- T l :
-
high temperature (liquid),
- C s :
-
specific heat of PCM in solid,
- C l :
-
specific heat of PCM in liquid,
- \(P_{\text{out}}\) :
-
power output (W),
- η :
-
efficiency of PV conversion,
- \(\eta_{ref}\) :
-
efficiency provided by manufacture,
- \(\beta_{\text{ref}}\) :
-
temperature coefficient of PV efficiency,
- \(T_{\text{surface}}\) :
-
temperature of PV surface,
- \(T_{\text{ref}}\) :
-
reference temperature at the standard test conditions,
- \(V_{\text{oc}}\) :
-
open circuit voltage (V),
- \(I_{\text{sc}}\) :
-
short circuit current (A)
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Devarapu, V.S.K., Ranganathan, S. (2021). Numerical Model and Simulation of Photovoltaic Cell Heat Transfer Performance Integrated with PCM. In: Mohan, S., Shankar, S., Rajeshkumar, G. (eds) Materials, Design, and Manufacturing for Sustainable Environment. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9809-8_43
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