PV PANEL COOLING USING STACK EFFECT

Abstract

Unsatisfactory feat of the photo-voltaic cell is solitary in every of the foremost issues among the promotion of PV technology. A vital strand changing cell performance is operative temperature of the cell. The voltage of the cell, declines near directly with a rise in the operative temperature of the photo-voltaic cell. The temperature condition on the in-operative surface of a photo-voltaic panel remains usually 22–30°C beyond the normal temperature conditions. Upon the premise concerning those issues, the potency of the photo-voltaic cell will be refined by sustaining their operative temperatures as low as possible. This paper portrays a technique of PV/solar panel cooling using convection generated by the chimney effect. This paper considers the diminution of warmth from the Photo-voltaic panel for both active and inactive conditions.

Keywords

• air-cooling
• convection
• solar-cell cooling
• solar photo-voltaic