Siamak Jamali; Mortaza Yari; S.M.S. Mahmoudi · 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.09.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.09.004
Energy Conversion and Management
Enhanced power generation through cooling a semi-transparent PV power plant with a solar chimney Siamak Jamali; Mortaza Yari; S.M.S. Mahmoudi A solar chimney whose roof is a semi-transparent photovoltaic array is proposed so that the induced airflow cools the panels without extra energy input. An energy-balance model, validated against published experiments, shows an optimal packing factor for each irradiance level, panel temperatures lowered by up to 15 °C, and roughly 29% more electricity at 500 W/m2.
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Numerical / CFD
2018
Energy Conversion and Management
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2018-09-05 12:00:00 00002894
enhanced power generation through cooling a semi-transparent pv power plant with a solar chimney
2018
Energy Conversion and Management
Siamak Jamali; Mortaza Yari; S.M.S. Mahmoudi
10.1016/j.enconman.2018.09.004
Summary
A solar chimney whose roof is a semi-transparent photovoltaic array is proposed so that the induced airflow cools the panels without extra energy input. An energy-balance model, validated against published experiments, shows an optimal packing factor for each irradiance level, panel temperatures lowered by up to 15 °C, and roughly 29% more electricity at 500 W/m².
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