Title of article
Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics
Author/Authors
A. Hasan a، نويسنده , , *، نويسنده , , S.J. McCormack، نويسنده , , M.J. Huang c، نويسنده , , B. Norton a، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
12
From page
1601
To page
1612
Abstract
Regulating the temperature of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) using phase change materials (PCMs) reduces the loss of
temperature dependent photovoltaic (PV) efficiency. Five PCMs were selected for evaluation all with melting temperatures
25 ± 4 C and heat of fusion between 140 and 213 kJ/kg. Experiments were conducted at three insolation intensities to evaluate the
performance of each PCM in four different PV/PCM systems. The effect on thermal regulation of PV was determined by changing
the (i) mass of PCM and (ii) thermal conductivities of the PCM and PV/PCM system. A maximum temperature reduction of 18 C
was achieved for 30 min while 10 C temperature reduction was maintained for 5 h at 1000 W/m2 insolation.
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Keywords
Phase change materials (PCM) , Thermal regulation enhancement , Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)
Journal title
Solar Energy
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Solar Energy
Record number
940408
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