Phase Change Material for the Cooling of Solar Panels—An Experimental Study

Bilal Hussain; Huzaifa Waseem Malik; Fakhar Ul Hasnain; Muhammad Irfan

doi:10.3390/engproc2023045043

Engineering Proceedings (Sep 2023)

Phase Change Material for the Cooling of Solar Panels—An Experimental Study

Bilal Hussain,
Huzaifa Waseem Malik,
Fakhar Ul Hasnain,
Muhammad Irfan

Affiliations

Bilal Hussain: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 45750, Pakistan
Huzaifa Waseem Malik: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 45750, Pakistan
Fakhar Ul Hasnain: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 37224, Republic of Korea
Muhammad Irfan: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 45750, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023045043
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 45, no. 1
p. 43

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Solar panel efficiency decreases with an increase in the panel surface temperature. This study utilized the Phase Change Material (PCM) based cooling approach along with Aluminum fins to reduce the temperature of the PV panel. The PV panel surface temperature and efficiency are the target parameters we investigated. The results were compared with conventional PV panel values at inclination angles of 30°, 45°, and 60° with respect to the ground. The experimental results show that the PV panel efficiency increased by 6.85%, 6.82%, and 4.2% for the inclination angles of 30°, 45°, and 60°, respectively. The corresponding maximum temperature drops were 13.1 °C, 12.9 °C, and 8.5 °C.

Published in Engineering Proceedings

ISSN: 2673-4591 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering machinery, tools, and implements
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/engproc

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