Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
Photovoltaic (PV) panels must be equipped with a cooling system to increase their electrical output generation. Despite numerous publications on the fabrication of form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage application, studies on the usage of FSPCM for PV cooling are incre...
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| author | Yamuna Munusamy John Wong Lin Onn Mohammed Alquraish Mohamed Kchaou Sumathi Sethupathi |
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| description | Photovoltaic (PV) panels must be equipped with a cooling system to increase their electrical output generation. Despite numerous publications on the fabrication of form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage application, studies on the usage of FSPCM for PV cooling are incredibly limited. In this work, the cooling performance of myristic acid FSPCM encapsulated with cross-linked nitrile rubber (NBR) was investigated. A fin heat sink (FHS) was employed to hold the FSPCM. The thermal performance of the FHS embedded with FSPCM (FHS-FSPCM) was preliminarily tested in an indoor setup. Results show that the FHS-FSPCM has a lower temperature distribution curve than the bare FHS, highlighting the increase in cooling capability of fabricated FSPCM. Field-testing of PV panels integrated with an FHS-FSPCM displayed that FSPCM manages to reduce the operating temperature of the panel by 4 to 15 °C and increase power output generation by 38.61%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f960defb665642d898a30686a798e92b2023-11-22T20:40:01ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-10-011421686010.3390/en14216860Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy StorageYamuna Munusamy0John Wong Lin Onn1Mohammed Alquraish2Mohamed Kchaou3Sumathi Sethupathi4Department of Petrochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya 31900, MalaysiaDepartment of Petrochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya 31900, MalaysiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 001, Bisha 67714, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 001, Bisha 67714, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar 31900, Perak, MalaysiaPhotovoltaic (PV) panels must be equipped with a cooling system to increase their electrical output generation. Despite numerous publications on the fabrication of form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage application, studies on the usage of FSPCM for PV cooling are incredibly limited. In this work, the cooling performance of myristic acid FSPCM encapsulated with cross-linked nitrile rubber (NBR) was investigated. A fin heat sink (FHS) was employed to hold the FSPCM. The thermal performance of the FHS embedded with FSPCM (FHS-FSPCM) was preliminarily tested in an indoor setup. Results show that the FHS-FSPCM has a lower temperature distribution curve than the bare FHS, highlighting the increase in cooling capability of fabricated FSPCM. Field-testing of PV panels integrated with an FHS-FSPCM displayed that FSPCM manages to reduce the operating temperature of the panel by 4 to 15 °C and increase power output generation by 38.61%.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/6860thermal energystorageFHS-FSPCMperformancepower increasinginnovative technology |
| spellingShingle | Yamuna Munusamy John Wong Lin Onn Mohammed Alquraish Mohamed Kchaou Sumathi Sethupathi Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage Energies thermal energy storage FHS-FSPCM performance power increasing innovative technology |
| title | Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage |
| title_full | Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage |
| title_short | Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage |
| title_sort | thermal performance of finned heat sinks embedded with form stable myristic acid phase change material in photovoltaic cooling for green energy storage |
| topic | thermal energy storage FHS-FSPCM performance power increasing innovative technology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/6860 |
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