Thermal and electrical energy yield analysis of a directly water cooled photovoltaic module.
| dc.contributor.author | Mtunzi, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meyer, E.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Michael, S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-22T09:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-22T09:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Electrical energy of photovoltaic modules drops by 0.5% for each degree increase in temperature. Direct water cooling of photovoltaic modules was found to give improved electrical and thermal yield. A prototype was put in place to analyse the field data for a period of a year. The results showed an initial high performance ratio and electrical power output. The monthly energy saving efficiency of the directly water cooled module was found to be approximately 61%. The solar utilisation of the naturally cooled photovoltaic module was found to be 8.79% and for the directly water cooled module its solar utilisation was 47.93%. Implementation of such systems on households may reduce the load from the utility company, bring about huge savings on electricity bills and help in reducing carbon emissions. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mtunzi, B., Meyer, E.L. and Michael, S., 2016. Thermal and electrical energy yield analysis of a directly water cooled photovoltaic module. Thermal Science, 20(1), pp.155-163. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/625 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Thermal Science | |
| dc.title | Thermal and electrical energy yield analysis of a directly water cooled photovoltaic module. | |
| dc.type | Article |