Optimum location and influence of tilt angle on performance of solar PV panels

Khan, T. M. Yunus; Soudagar, Manzoore Elahi M.; Kanchan, Mithun; Afzal, Asif; Banapurmath, N. R.; Akram, Naveed; Mane, Suresh D.; Shahapurkar, Kiran

doi:10.1007/s10973-019-09089-5

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“…In addition, the use of solar energy provides a positive impact on the environmental, economic, and political issues of the world [105,106], because electricity or thermal energy generated via nonrenewable sources (such as coal, gas, and burning of oil) will lead to global warming and environmental pollutions. Whereas renewable energy via solar is available in a free and environmentally friendly manner [107,108]. The Gulf region is located where the light and heat energy from the sun is available for the whole year and for a long duration of about 9-11 h per day.…”

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Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

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This critical review report highlights the enormous potentiality and availability of renewable energy sources in the Gulf region. The earth suffers from extreme air pollution, climate changes, and extreme problems due to the enormous usage of underground carbon resources applications materialized in industrial, transport, and domestic sectors. The countries under Gulf Cooperation Council, i.e., Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, mainly explore those underground carbon resources for crude oil extraction and natural gas production. As a nonrenewable resource, these are bound to be exhausted in the near future. Hence, this review discusses the importance and feasibility of renewable sources in the Gulf region to persuade the scientific community to launch and explore renewable sources to obtain the maximum benefit in electric power generation. In most parts of the Gulf region, solar and wind energy sources are abundantly available. However, attempts to harness those resources are very limited. Furthermore, in this review report, innovative areas of advanced research (such as bioenergy, biomass) were proposed for the Gulf region to extract those resources at a higher magnitude to generate surplus power generation. Overall, this report clearly depicts the current scenario, current power demand, currently installed capacities, and the future strategies of power production from renewable power sources (viz., solar, wind, tidal, biomass, and bioenergy) in each and every part of the Gulf region.

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“…The influence of pressure, climatic conditions, flow rate, time, and the different concentrations of Al 2 O 3 /water nanofluid on the thermal ability of a solar system was studied by Rajput et al 40 Collector efficiency enhanced around 21.32% when the nanopowder concentrations in prepared nanofluids change from 0.1% to 0.3%. The effect of the tilt angle of PV panels was investigated by Yunus Khan et al 41 in detail. Iranmanesh et al 42 prepared nanofluid samples by dispersion of graphene nanoplatelets in water, to evaluate the thermal behavior of an evacuated tube solar system.…”

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Application of Al₂O₃/water nanofluid as the coolant in a new design of photovoltaic/thermal system: An experimental study

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A new geometry of photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) system is introduced in this study, and the application of Al2O3/water nanofluid as the coolant on the electrical and thermal behavior of a solar system is experimentally evaluated. To intensify the thermal ability of the solar collector, a serpentine half‐pipe cooling system is designed and fabricated behind the solar panel for better cooling. The cells of the panel are assembly on a 3‐mm‐thick aluminum plate, and the Tedlar removes from the system to maximize the heat transfer in the cooling section. A special layer arrangement for the composite panel is used to minimize thermal resistance of the system. Different concentrations of nanofluid samples (0.05–0.5 wt.%) prepared. To increase the stability of prepared nanofluids, suitable surfactants are also used. Based on the obtained results, adding the nanoparticles to the pure water can remarkably raise the efficiency of the PVT apparatus. The best behavior of the solar collector is observed for 0.5 wt.% of nanofluid samples. 126.71% and 7.38% enhancement in terms of thermal and electrical efficiency can be gained by the application of nanofluid in the system compared with pure water, respectively. The best obtained value of the overall efficiency is around 93.73% for the studied system. The maximum temperature rise for water and nanofluid is around 5.5 and 9.1°C, respectively, which confirms the better cooling ability of PVT system by nanofluid compared with water.

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“…In this way, maximum use is made of the solar spectrum. For PV arrays with no solar tracking technology, an important parameter to maximize the yearly productivity is the tilt angle, whose dependency with the site latitude is well established [33,34] . For LSC‐PM systems, little is known on how the different tilt angles can affect the reactor productivity.…”

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“…For PV arrays with no solar tracking technology, an important parameter to maximize the yearly productivity is the tilt angle, whose dependency with the site latitude is well established. [ 33 , 34 ] For LSC‐PM systems, little is known on how the different tilt angles can affect the reactor productivity. The design considerations commonly adopted for PVs cannot be directly translated to the LSC‐PM system as the latter is also capable of harvesting diffuse irradiance.…”

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Development of an Off‐Grid Solar‐Powered Autonomous Chemical Mini‐Plant for Producing Fine Chemicals

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Photochemistry using inexhaustible solar energy is an eco‐friendly way to produce fine chemicals outside the typical laboratory or chemical plant environment. However, variations in solar irradiation conditions and the need for an external energy source to power electronic components limits the accessibility of this approach. In this work, a chemical solar‐driven “mini‐plant” centred around a scaled‐up luminescent solar concentrator photomicroreactor (LSC‐PM) was built. To account for the variations in solar irradiance at ground level and passing clouds, a responsive control system was designed that rapidly adapts the flow rate of the reagents to the light received by the reaction channels. Supplying the plant with solar panels, integrated into the module by placing it behind the LSC to utilize the transmitted fraction of the solar irradiation, allowed this setup to be self‐sufficient and fully operational off‐grid. Such a system can shine in isolated environments and in a distributed manufacturing world, allowing to decentralize the production of fine chemicals.

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Optimum location and influence of tilt angle on performance of solar PV panels

Cited by 80 publications

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Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

Application of Al₂O₃/water nanofluid as the coolant in a new design of photovoltaic/thermal system: An experimental study

Development of an Off‐Grid Solar‐Powered Autonomous Chemical Mini‐Plant for Producing Fine Chemicals

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Optimum location and influence of tilt angle on performance of solar PV panels

Cited by 80 publications

References 106 publications

Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

Application of Al2O3/water nanofluid as the coolant in a new design of photovoltaic/thermal system: An experimental study

Development of an Off‐Grid Solar‐Powered Autonomous Chemical Mini‐Plant for Producing Fine Chemicals

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Application of Al₂O₃/water nanofluid as the coolant in a new design of photovoltaic/thermal system: An experimental study