Title :
A study on cooling of concentrator photovoltaic cells using CFD
Author :
Lee, S.S. ; Lai, S.O. ; Chong, K.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Mater. Eng., Univ. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Cooling of concentrator photovoltaic cells under high concentration of solar irradiance is one of the major challenges in designing concentrating photovoltaic system (CPV). Apart from the reduction of solar-to-electrical conversion efficiency, the highly excessive thermal energy generated may degrade the CPV and result in permanent damages. In this project, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation has been performed to investigate the effects of different design parameters including inlet velocity, working fluid properties and cooling block geometry on thermal performance of the cooling system.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; cooling; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; CFD simulation; CPV; computational fluid dynamic simulation; concentrating photovoltaic system; concentrator photovoltaic cell; cooling block geometry; inlet velocity; solar irradiance concentration; solar-to-electrical conversion efficiency; thermal energy generation; working fluid property; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Heat sinks; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Concentrator Photovoltaic Cells; Cooling;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation Management and Technology Research (ICIMTR), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Malacca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0655-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMTR.2012.6236427
