Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems
This paper presents an enhanced cooling approach for Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) systems aimed at improving the thermal management and overall efficiency of photovoltaic cells. The comparative study investigates two novel copper tubing designs: symmetric and asymmetric serpentine configurations. Bot...
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| author | Riad Ayoub Amiry Houssam Touhtouh Samira Belhora Fouad Hajjaji Abdelowahed |
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| description | This paper presents an enhanced cooling approach for Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) systems aimed at improving the thermal management and overall efficiency of photovoltaic cells. The comparative study investigates two novel copper tubing designs: symmetric and asymmetric serpentine configurations. Both designs were tested under identical conditions with a water flow rate of 2.44 L/min to analyze their influence in reducing the operating temperature of the PV modules. The numerical results show that the symmetric design reduced the PV module temperature from 50°C to 39.8°C, resulting in an electrical efficiency of 16.80% and a thermal efficiency of 20.3%. In contrast, the asymmetric design lowered the temperature to 42.7°C, achieving an electrical efficiency of 16.57% and a thermal efficiency of 30.40%. The findings demonstrate that while the symmetric system excels in electrical efficiency, the asymmetric design offers enhanced thermal energy recovery. Overall, the symmetric system achieved an overall efficiency of 20.81%, while the asymmetric design reached 29.40%. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the design of efficient cooling systems for PV/T modules, helping to strike a balance between electrical and thermal performance in real-world applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48649d9dbe1b426c93f15a32507f11e42025-02-05T10:46:26ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422025-01-016010010710.1051/e3sconf/202560100107e3sconf_icegc2024_00107Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T SystemsRiad Ayoub0Amiry Houssam1Touhtouh Samira2Belhora Fouad3Hajjaji Abdelowahed4Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy (LabSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali UniversityLaboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy (LabSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali UniversityLaboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy (LabSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali UniversityLaboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy (LabSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali UniversityLaboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy (LabSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali UniversityThis paper presents an enhanced cooling approach for Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) systems aimed at improving the thermal management and overall efficiency of photovoltaic cells. The comparative study investigates two novel copper tubing designs: symmetric and asymmetric serpentine configurations. Both designs were tested under identical conditions with a water flow rate of 2.44 L/min to analyze their influence in reducing the operating temperature of the PV modules. The numerical results show that the symmetric design reduced the PV module temperature from 50°C to 39.8°C, resulting in an electrical efficiency of 16.80% and a thermal efficiency of 20.3%. In contrast, the asymmetric design lowered the temperature to 42.7°C, achieving an electrical efficiency of 16.57% and a thermal efficiency of 30.40%. The findings demonstrate that while the symmetric system excels in electrical efficiency, the asymmetric design offers enhanced thermal energy recovery. Overall, the symmetric system achieved an overall efficiency of 20.81%, while the asymmetric design reached 29.40%. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the design of efficient cooling systems for PV/T modules, helping to strike a balance between electrical and thermal performance in real-world applications.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/01/e3sconf_icegc2024_00107.pdfphotovoltaic/thermal (pv/t) systemsymmetric copper tubingasymmetric copper tubingwater coolingheat transferenergy efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Riad Ayoub Amiry Houssam Touhtouh Samira Belhora Fouad Hajjaji Abdelowahed Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems E3S Web of Conferences photovoltaic/thermal (pv/t) system symmetric copper tubing asymmetric copper tubing water cooling heat transfer energy efficiency |
| title | Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems |
| title_full | Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems |
| title_short | Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems |
| title_sort | comparison of symmetric and asymmetric copper tubing designs for improved cooling in pv t systems |
| topic | photovoltaic/thermal (pv/t) system symmetric copper tubing asymmetric copper tubing water cooling heat transfer energy efficiency |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/01/e3sconf_icegc2024_00107.pdf |
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