The Improvement of Solar Panel Performance Using Cooling Method

Authors

  • Fadliondi Fadliondi Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Budiyanto Budiyanto Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Prian Gagani Chamdareno Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2023.6710

Keywords:

Solar, Panel, Performance, Cooling, Battery

Abstract

The improvement of solar panel using cooling method has been investigated. By applying cooling method, the open circuit voltage and the power of the solar panel has increased significantly. By applying cooling method, the temperature of the solar panel decreased from 48.7 to 25.7 °C at irradiance of 968.3 W/m2. The open circuit voltage also increased from around 17.91 to 21.89 V when cooling was applied. The cooling method was by submersion of solar panel. The solar panel was put inside a plastic bag and put inside a container containing water. As the result, cooling solar panels with submersion method can reduce the temperature from 48.7 to 25.7 °C resulting in a significant increase in the output power of the solar panel from 8.02 W to 10.99 W.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The solar cell is very sensitive to temperature and when the temperature exceeds above permitted value, the performance will degrade
  • The improvement of solar panel output using submersion cooling method has been investigated
  • The open circuit voltage and the power of the solar panel has increased by applying submersion cooling method


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Published

2023-08-28

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 11 (2023): Trends in Sciences, Volume 20, Number 11, November 2023

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