Experimental Evaluation of Passive Cooling PV Module using Different Heat Sink Configurations

الملخص

This _istudy _iaimed _ito _ievaluate _ipassive _icooling _iperformance _iof _ia _iPV _imodule _iusing _itwo _idifferent _idesigns _iof _inovel  ipassive _ifin _iheat _isinks. _iAn experimental rig under real environmental conditions was tested. _iAt _ian average _isolar radiation _iof _i1000W/m² _iand _ian ambient _itemperature _iof _i33°C, _ithe _iresults _irevealed _ithat _ithe _ipassive _icooling _iwith ilapping _ifins _idesign _idemonstrates _ithe _ibest _iperformance _iwith _imean _iPV _imodule _itemperature _i24.6 _i°C _ilower _ithan _ithe iPV _imodule _iwithout _icooling. _iHence, _ithe _iachieved _ielectrical _iefficiency _iand _ipower _ioutput _iare _ias _ihigh _ias _i10.68% iand _i37.1 _iW _irespectively. _iWhereas, _ithe _iLife _iCycle _iCost _iAnalysis _i(LCCA) _iwas _iconducted _iand _ithe _ianalysis   ishowed _ithat _ithe _ipayback _iperiod _ifor _iPV _imodule _iwith _ilongitudinal _iand _ilapping _ifins _iare _i4.2 _iand _i5 _iyears   irespectively. _iWhile, _ifor _ithe _ireference _iPV _imodule, _ithe _ipayback _iperiod _iis _i8.4 _iyears _idue _ito _ithe _iperformance degradation _icaused _iby _iincrease _iin _iPV _itemperature. _iTherefore, _iPV _imodule _icooling _iusing _ipassive _itechnique iparticularly _iwith _ilapping _ifins _idesign _iis _iconcluded _ias _ithe _ipreferred _ioption.