Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity
Photovoltaic cooling is critical to ensure stable and safe operation of PV power stations. Conventional cooling methods focus on heat dissipation from the surface of PV modules. Few studies have shown the in-plane thermal conductivity influence on the temperature of PV modules. In this paper, Al foi...
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| author | Xilian Sun Yangping Tan Xintao Cui Lang Zhou Xiuqin Wei Jikui Zhang Wei Xia Yaokai Liu |
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| description | Photovoltaic cooling is critical to ensure stable and safe operation of PV power stations. Conventional cooling methods focus on heat dissipation from the surface of PV modules. Few studies have shown the in-plane thermal conductivity influence on the temperature of PV modules. In this paper, Al foil with high thermal conductivity was introduced in the PV module, and the in-plane temperature distribution of the monofacial double-glass PV module was investigated. The results show that the temperature decreases gradually from the center to the edge of the PV module, and the maximum temperature and the in-plane temperature difference of Al-incorporated PV modules are lower than that of the standard PV module. Al foil improves the heat dissipation along the in-plane direction and achieves a temperature difference reduction of 6.170 ℃ on the whole PV module. This demonstrates that the improvement of in-plane heat dissipation is of great significance in decreasing the temperature of PV modules. Additionally, the temperature and in-plane temperature difference between PV modules with/without Al foil incorporation increase with the increase of ambient temperature and solar irradiation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-55c5c0377c6e4981ad9a7e1d2101f1802025-01-24T04:46:07ZengElsevierNext Energy2949-821X2025-04-017100236Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivityXilian Sun0Yangping Tan1Xintao Cui2Lang Zhou3Xiuqin Wei4Jikui Zhang5Wei Xia6Yaokai Liu7Institute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR China; Corresponding author.Institute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR ChinaInstitute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR ChinaInstitute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR ChinaSchool of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, PR ChinaJiangxi Caihong Photovoltaic Co, Ltd, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, PR ChinaJiangxi Caihong Photovoltaic Co, Ltd, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, PR ChinaJiangxi Caihong Photovoltaic Co, Ltd, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, PR ChinaPhotovoltaic cooling is critical to ensure stable and safe operation of PV power stations. Conventional cooling methods focus on heat dissipation from the surface of PV modules. Few studies have shown the in-plane thermal conductivity influence on the temperature of PV modules. In this paper, Al foil with high thermal conductivity was introduced in the PV module, and the in-plane temperature distribution of the monofacial double-glass PV module was investigated. The results show that the temperature decreases gradually from the center to the edge of the PV module, and the maximum temperature and the in-plane temperature difference of Al-incorporated PV modules are lower than that of the standard PV module. Al foil improves the heat dissipation along the in-plane direction and achieves a temperature difference reduction of 6.170 ℃ on the whole PV module. This demonstrates that the improvement of in-plane heat dissipation is of great significance in decreasing the temperature of PV modules. Additionally, the temperature and in-plane temperature difference between PV modules with/without Al foil incorporation increase with the increase of ambient temperature and solar irradiation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949821X24001418Cooling effectIn-plane thermal conductionMonofacial double-glass photovoltaic moduleTemperature distribution |
| spellingShingle | Xilian Sun Yangping Tan Xintao Cui Lang Zhou Xiuqin Wei Jikui Zhang Wei Xia Yaokai Liu Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity Next Energy Cooling effect In-plane thermal conduction Monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module Temperature distribution |
| title | Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity |
| title_full | Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity |
| title_fullStr | Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity |
| title_short | Reducing the temperature of monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in-plane thermal conductivity |
| title_sort | reducing the temperature of monofacial double glass photovoltaic module by enhancing in plane thermal conductivity |
| topic | Cooling effect In-plane thermal conduction Monofacial double-glass photovoltaic module Temperature distribution |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949821X24001418 |
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