Enhanced Photovoltaic Panel Energy by Minichannel Cooler and Natural Geothermal System

dc.authorid Erkilic, Kaan Tamer/0000-0002-5233-3144
dc.authorid Ayhan, Ege Baran/0000-0002-1074-1916
dc.authorid Jafari, Rahim/0000-0003-1155-3711
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dc.authorwosid JAFARI, RAHIM/KGM-2438-2024
dc.contributor.author Jafari, Rahim
dc.contributor.author Erkilic, Kaan T.
dc.contributor.author Ugurer, Doruk
dc.contributor.author Kanbur, Yunus
dc.contributor.author Yildiz, Murat o.
dc.contributor.author Ayhan, Ege B.
dc.contributor.other Automotive Engineering
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-05T15:21:20Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-05T15:21:20Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.department Atılım University en_US
dc.department-temp [Jafari, Rahim; Kanbur, Yunus; Ayhan, Ege B.] Atilim Univ, Dept Automot Engn, Ankara, Turkey; [Jafari, Rahim; Erkilic, Kaan T.; Ugurer, Doruk; Yildiz, Murat o.] Atilim Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Ankara, Turkey; [Jafari, Rahim; Kanbur, Yunus] Microtherm Enerji Ltd, Ostim OSB, Ankara, Turkey en_US
dc.description Erkilic, Kaan Tamer/0000-0002-5233-3144; Ayhan, Ege Baran/0000-0002-1074-1916; Jafari, Rahim/0000-0003-1155-3711 en_US
dc.description.abstract Commercial photovoltaic (PV) solar panels convert the solar energy directly to electricity but their efficiency is low. The rest of the energy is mostly converted to heat. Although the conversion efficiency of PV panels is low, getting hot causes increase in the temperature of the PV cells which results in further dramatic decrease of their efficiency and the technical lifetime. In the present study, a PV panel with cooling system was made in which a polymer minichannel heat exchanger was fully integrated with the PV cells during the fabrication of the panel. Heat exchangers containing minichannels and microchannels have higher heat transfer capability than pipes and channels as they have a higher ratio of area to volume. Besides, since the heat exchanger is adhered to the solar cells during the panel fabrication, the thermal contact resistance drops to minimum. Circulated coolant dissipates the extracted heat from the panel to the ground by buried long life and low-price plastic tubes. Since the earth temperature beyond a depth of 4 m is relatively constant, 10 degrees C to 16 degrees C, the earth acts as a cooling medium for free. The experimental results show that the cooling system is capable to dispose of 570 W heat from the PV panel in the ground. The daily electricity generation rises about 10%. The levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is minimum compared to the available PV panels with active cooling techniques in the literature. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey (KOSGEB) [35SYF, 1697849] en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey (KOSGEB), Grant/Award Numbers: 35SYF, 1697849 en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 8
dc.identifier.doi 10.1002/er.6694
dc.identifier.endpage 13656 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0363-907X
dc.identifier.issn 1099-114X
dc.identifier.issue 9 en_US
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85103597333
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q1
dc.identifier.startpage 13646 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6694
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/2057
dc.identifier.volume 45 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000637053300001
dc.identifier.wosquality Q1
dc.institutionauthor Jafari, Rahim
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Wiley en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 8
dc.subject geothermal en_US
dc.subject minichannel heat exchanger en_US
dc.subject photovoltaic en_US
dc.subject solar energy en_US
dc.subject underground cooling en_US
dc.title Enhanced Photovoltaic Panel Energy by Minichannel Cooler and Natural Geothermal System en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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