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A Review on Solar Photovoltaic System Efficiency Improving Technologies

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The use of solar energy-based technologies has sparked increased interest in recent years to meet our society’s various energy demands. Photovoltaic (PV) cell efficiency is improved, and low-grade heat is generated by combining a PV and thermal system into a single unit. Researchers are working on improving the PVT system for the past two–three decades, but only a few effective PVT systems are currently available on the consumer scale. This paper reviews various tracking and cooling techniques that are being used to track maximum sun radiations and decrease the probability of increased temperature when attempting for improving PV solar panel performance. So, many research papers have been analyzed and classified based on their emphasis, contribution, and the technologies used to perform PV panel tracking and cooling. This research would be beneficial to new researchers who are interested in working in this area and technology.

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Appendices

Appendix I

Formulae used to calculate different heat transfer coefficient used in thermal analysis are as follows

\({{v}_{1}} = \frac{{{{\pi }^{2}}{{d}^{3}}N}}{{4 \times 60 \times {{A}_{{\text{c}}}}}}\)

\({{\dot {M}}_{f}} = \rho {{A}_{{\text{c}}}}{{v}_{1}}\)

\({{U}_{{{\text{tca}}}}} = {{[({{{{l}_{{\text{g}}}}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{{l}_{{\text{g}}}}} {{{k}_{{\text{g}}}}}}} \right. \kern-0em} {{{k}_{{\text{g}}}}}}) + ({1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 {{{h}_{0}}}}} \right. \kern-0em} {{{h}_{0}}}})]}^{{ - 1}}}\)

\({{h}_{0}} = 5.7 + 3.8v\)

\({{h}_{1}} = 2.8 + 3v\)

\({{h}_{f}} = 2.8 + 3{{v}_{1}}\)

\({{U}_{{{\text{bca}}}}} = {{[({{{{l}_{{\text{g}}}}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{{l}_{{\text{g}}}}} {{{k}_{{\text{g}}}}}}} \right. \kern-0em} {{{k}_{{\text{g}}}}}}) + ({1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 {{{h}_{i}}}}} \right. \kern-0em} {{{h}_{i}}}})]}^{{ - 1}}}\)

\({{U}_{{{\text{tca}}}}} = {{[({{{{l}_{{\text{g}}}}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{{l}_{{\text{g}}}}} {{{k}_{{\text{g}}}}}}} \right. \kern-0em} {{{k}_{{\text{g}}}}}}) + ({1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 {{{h}_{f}}}}} \right. \kern-0em} {{{h}_{f}}}})]}^{{ - 1}}}\)

Appendix II

Various design parameters taken for calculation of different temperatures

αc = 0.9

τg = 0.9

βc = 0.89

η0 = 0.16

αt = 0.9

V = 2 m/s

Am =1 m2

Cf =1005 J/kg K

kg = 0.816 w/mK

hduct = 0.05 m

lg = 0.003 m

ρ= 1.17 kg/m3

v1 = 2 m/s

  

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Manisha, Pinkey, Kumari, M. et al. A Review on Solar Photovoltaic System Efficiency Improving Technologies. Appl. Sol. Energy 58, 54–75 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X22010108

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