Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: A review

H Nazir, M Batool, FJB Osorio, M Isaza-Ruiz… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to overcome the increasing demand–supply energy gap due to the rapid
urbanization, labor productivity, consumerism and depletion of fossil fuel resources, there is …

Recent advancements in PV cooling and efficiency enhancement integrating phase change materials based systems–A comprehensive review

HM Ali - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, researchers are fascinated to counter problem of PV-efficiency decline
arising from high operating temperatures, especially in hot climates. This article conducts a …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways toward high-efficiency solar photovoltaic thermal management for electrical, thermal and combined generation applications: A critical review

RM Elavarasan, V Mudgal, L Selvamanohar… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) panels convert a portion of the incident solar radiation into electrical
energy and the remaining energy (> 70%) is mostly converted into thermal energy. This …

Effect of dual surface cooling of solar photovoltaic panel on the efficiency of the module: experimental investigation

EB Agyekum, S PraveenKumar, NT Alwan, VI Velkin… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is one of the most widely used renewable energy options
around the world. However, its electrical efficiency drops with increasing PV module …

Photovoltaic panel integrated with phase change materials (PV-PCM): technology overview and materials selection

T Ma, Z Li, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, the utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) in photovoltaic (PV)
module for thermal regulation has attracted wide attention in this field, as the hybrid PV-PCM …

A novel and effective passive cooling strategy for photovoltaic panel

S Nižetić, M Jurčević, D Čoko, M Arıcı - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reports experimental work related to passively cooled free-standing silicon
photovoltaic panels (PV) in different cooling configurations with a considered utilization of …

Experimental investigation on thermal performance of a PV/T-PCM (photovoltaic/thermal) system cooling with a PCM and nanofluid

MM Sarafraz, MR Safaei, AS Leon, I Tlili, TA Alkanhal… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the present work, an experimental investigation is performed to assess the thermal and
electrical performance of a photovoltaic solar panel cooling with multi-walled carbon …

Thermal stabilization and energy harvesting in a solar PV/T-PCM-TEG hybrid system: A case study on the design of system components

H Gürbüz, S Demirtürk, H Akçay, Ü Topalcı - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In PV cells consisting of p-type and n-type semiconductor materials, electricity is produced
with part of the solar radiation coming to the cell surfaces, while the rest causes the cells to …

Review of PCM types and suggestions for an applicable cascaded PCM for passive PV module cooling under tropical climate conditions

K Velmurugan, S Kumarasamy… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The phase change material (PCM) based cooling systems have gained recent popularity
with PV module temperature (T PV) reduction and enhanced performance. The technology …

Comprehensive analysis and general economic-environmental evaluation of cooling techniques for photovoltaic panels, Part II: Active cooling techniques

S Nižetić, E Giama, AM Papadopoulos - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper deals with active cooling techniques for photovoltaic panels (PVs) where a
detailed review was obtained as well as analysis by examining the findings of existing …