Investigation of a binary eutectic mixture of phase change material for building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system

Karthick, Alagar; Murugavel, K. Kalidasa; Ghosh, Aritra; Sudhakar, K.; Ramanan, P.

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110360

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“…The PCM absorbed the incident solar light and heat energy on the surface of the module and maintained the surface temperature of the module close to the melting temperature of the PCM. When the energy storing capacity reached the saturation state of the latent heat, the PCM started emitting energy to the atmosphere [20,29]. The instantaneous surface temperature was reduced to 9 • C. The incorporation of the PCM has reduced the surface temperature addition, and thus indirectly improving the electrical performance of the system.…”

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“…The study was carried out to improve the performance of the BIPV system by employing the eutectic binary mixture of PCM which was developed using Na 2 SO 4 •10H 2 O and N 2 O 6 Zn•6H 2 O to regulate the surface temperature of the BIPV module. It was concluded that the instantaneous surface temperature of the BIPV module was reduced to 12 • C [29]. The building integrated solar water heating system was investigated by incorporating the nano-SiO 2 composite PCM for thermal management.…”

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“…According to the literature study, it is evident that the performance of the STPV module gets affected by the rise in temperature and incident solar radiation. The studies of [20,29] reported that Glauber salt has the potential to regulate the surface temperature of the STPV modules. Moreover, it was suggested that the increase in thermal conductivity could enhance the performance of the PCM.…”

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Investigation of Inorganic Phase Change Material for a Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) Module

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The semi-transparent photovoltaic (STPV) module is an emerging technology to harness the solar energy in the building. Nowadays, buildings are turning from energy consumers to energy producers due to the integration of the STPV module on the building envelopes and facades. In this research, the STPV module was integrated on the rooftop window of the experimental room at Kovilpatti (9°10′0″ N, 77°52′0″ E), Tamil Nadu, India. The performance of the STPV modules varies with respect to the geographical location, incident solar radiation, and surface temperature of the module. The surface temperature of the STPV module was regulated by the introduction of the mixture of graphene oxide and sodium sulphate decahydrate (Na2SO4·10H2O). The various concentration of the graphene oxide was mixed together with the Na2SO4·10H2O to enhance the thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity of the mixture 0.3 concentration was found to be optimum from the analysis. The instantaneous peak temperature of the semi-transparent photovoltaic phase change material (STPV-PCM) module was reduced to 9 °C during summer compared to the reference STPV. At the same time, the energy conversion efficiency was increased by up to 9.4% compared to the conventional STPV module. Due to the incorporation of the graphene oxide and Na2SO4·10H2O, the daily output power production of the STPV module was improved by 12.16%.

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Investigation of Inorganic Phase Change Material for a Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) Module

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“…It was reported that the module temperature dropped by 8.1°C and 10.6°C, and an increase in the conversion efficiency was noted by 5.7% and 13.2%, respectively. Karthick et al 22 investigated the eutectic binary mixture of the phase change material for the building‐integrated photovoltaic module. It was reported that the PCM latent heat and the melting temperature modified with respect to the climatic condition.…”

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Performance enhancement of copper indium diselenide photovoltaic module using inorganic phase change material

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Asia-Pacific J Chem Eng

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The work presents the method to increase the electrical efficiency and power output of photovoltaic (PV) panel with the use of phase change material (PCM). CaCl 2 .6H 2 O-Fe 3 Cl 2 .6H 2 O eutectic has a suitable melting point and high latent heat for temperature regulation of PV panel. The work has been focused on the experimental setup and simulation heat extraction from the PV panel with the use of ANSYS software. A modification of copper indium diselenide (CIS) PV module from Solar Frontier (SF170-S) was made with a eutectic mixture (70:30) of calcium chloride hexahydrate (70%) and iron (III) chloride hexahydrate phase change material. The cell temperature of the PV panel with and without PCM was measured and compared for two typical days. The simulation of the PV-PCM systems comprising both PV panels was performed using ANSYS (fluent) software, followed by the comparison of the results actual experimental data. The experimental results show that the maximum temperature difference on the surface of PV panel without PCM was 9 C higher than that on the panel with PCM in a period of 1 day. Referring to experimental results, the calculation of the maximum and average increase of power gain was made for PV-PCM panel. Final results show that the electricity production of PV-PCM panel was higher for 96.55 Whr in a particular day of experimentation.

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“…At the end of 2018, global installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity exceeded 500 GW, and an additional 500 GW of PV capacity will be installed by 2022-2023, bringing us into the era of TW-scale PV [20]. Photovoltaic power output largely depends on local climatic conditions and the orientation of PV devices [21][22][23][24][25]. For local climate conditions, the major variables are the incident solar radiation, number of sunshine hours, and ambient temperature.…”

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Soiling Losses: A Barrier for India’s Energy Security Dependency from Photovoltaic Power

Ghosh

2020

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Worldwide photovoltaic power generation is affected by deposited dust on photovoltaic (PV) systems, which creates soiling losses. In this work, factors that have a detrimental influence on dust deposition and an impact on PV systems performance were reviewed. The different ways that dust deposition can be a barrier for India’s energy security plan involving PV were also discussed. Different available cleaning techniques were also introduced. The nature, size, and morphology of dust particles vary with geographical location. Any increase of the PV tilt angle, or high wind speed and heavy rain showers reduce dust deposition. Deposited dust reduces the incident transmitted light on the PV, which has an adverse impact on the reduction of short circuit current. However, the open-circuit voltage has a reduced effect due to dust deposition. The enhancement of temperature caused by dust-covered PVs is still a debatable area. A universal cleaning technique is required to eliminate the soiling losses from PV. India has a solar mission to generate 100 GW of PV power by 2022. However, India’s poor air quality can undermine efforts to achieve this target.

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Investigation of a binary eutectic mixture of phase change material for building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system

Cited by 143 publications

References 45 publications

Investigation of Inorganic Phase Change Material for a Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) Module

Investigation of Inorganic Phase Change Material for a Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) Module

Performance enhancement of copper indium diselenide photovoltaic module using inorganic phase change material

Soiling Losses: A Barrier for India’s Energy Security Dependency from Photovoltaic Power

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