A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system
The article presents a water-cooling system for photovoltaic (PV) modules using a two-axis tracking system that tracks the apparent position of the Sun on the celestial sphere. The cooling system consists of 150 adjustable spray nozzles that cool the bottom layer of PV modules. The refrigerant is wa...
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| description | The article presents a water-cooling system for photovoltaic (PV) modules using a two-axis tracking system that tracks the apparent position of the Sun on the celestial sphere. The cooling system consists of 150 adjustable spray nozzles that cool the bottom layer of PV modules. The refrigerant is water taken from a tank with a capacity of 7 m 3. A water recovery system reduces its consumption with efficiency of approximately 90%. The experimental setup consists of a full-size photovoltaic installation made of 10 modules with an output power of 3.5 kWp combined with a tracking system. The article presents an analysis of the cooling system efficiency in various meteorological conditions. Measurements of energy production were performed in the annual cycle using three different types of photovoltaic installations: stationary, two-axis tracking system and two-axis tracking system combined with the cooling system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-602347b5b1a3442e9afc1caceac3b5792024-02-23T14:16:24ZengPolish Academy of SciencesMetrology and Measurement Systems2300-19412023-11-01vol. 30No 4675687https://doi.org/10.24425/mms.2023.147961A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking systemKamil Płachta0Janusz Mroczka1Mariusz Ostrowski2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2388-5203Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Chair of Electronic and Photonic Metrology, Bolesława Prusa 53/55, 50-317 Wrocław, PolandWroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Chair of Electronic and Photonic Metrology, Bolesława Prusa 53/55, 50-317 Wrocław, PolandWroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Chair of Electronic and Photonic Metrology, Bolesława Prusa 53/55, 50-317 Wrocław, PolandThe article presents a water-cooling system for photovoltaic (PV) modules using a two-axis tracking system that tracks the apparent position of the Sun on the celestial sphere. The cooling system consists of 150 adjustable spray nozzles that cool the bottom layer of PV modules. The refrigerant is water taken from a tank with a capacity of 7 m 3. A water recovery system reduces its consumption with efficiency of approximately 90%. The experimental setup consists of a full-size photovoltaic installation made of 10 modules with an output power of 3.5 kWp combined with a tracking system. The article presents an analysis of the cooling system efficiency in various meteorological conditions. Measurements of energy production were performed in the annual cycle using three different types of photovoltaic installations: stationary, two-axis tracking system and two-axis tracking system combined with the cooling system.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/130307/art05_int.pdfphotovoltaic systemcooling systemsolar tracking system |
| spellingShingle | Kamil Płachta Janusz Mroczka Mariusz Ostrowski A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system Metrology and Measurement Systems photovoltaic system cooling system solar tracking system |
| title | A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system |
| title_full | A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system |
| title_fullStr | A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system |
| title_short | A new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system |
| title_sort | new approach to water cooling of photovoltaic panels with a tracking system |
| topic | photovoltaic system cooling system solar tracking system |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/130307/art05_int.pdf |
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