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Beeswax as phase change material to improve solar panel's performance

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dc.contributor.authorThaib R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRizal S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRiza M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMahlia T.M.I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRizal T.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid9735236100en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55407434000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid6507262452en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56997615100en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57201063086en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T06:52:56Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T06:52:56Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionEfficiency; Food products; Numerical analysis; Photovoltaic cells; Solar cell arrays; Solar concentrators; Solar power generation; Solar radiation; Waxes; Wind; Electrical efficiency; Maximum output power; Maximum temperature; Output voltages; Photovoltaic panels; PV panel; Solar panels; Wind speed; Phase change materialsen_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the main obstacles faced during the operation of photovoltaic (PV) panels was overheating due to excessive solar radiation and high ambient temperatures. In this research, investigates the use of beeswax phase change materials (PCM) to maintain the temperature of the panels close to ambient. Solar panels used in this study has 839 mm length, 537 mm wide, and 50 mm thick, with maximum output power at 50 W. During the study, there were two solar panels was evaluated, one without phase change material while the other one was using beeswax phase change material. Solar panels were mounted at 15� slope. Variables observed was the temperature of solar panel's surface, output voltage and current that produced by PV panels, wind speed around solar panels, and solar radiation. The observation was started at 07:00 am and ended at 06:00 pm. The research shows that maximum temperature of solar panels surface without phase change material is ranging between 46-49 �C, and electrical efficiency is about 7.2-8.8%. Meanwhile, for solar panels with beeswax phase change material, the maximum temperature solar panels surface is relatively low ranging between 33-34 �C, and its electrical efficiency seems to increase about 9.1-9.3%. � 2018 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo12024
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/1757-899X/308/1/012024
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85043269254
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85043269254&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f308%2f1%2f012024&partnerID=40&md5=30514ebd27ee720c6c29332ec30c51f2
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23898
dc.identifier.volume308
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Bronze, Green
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
dc.titleBeeswax as phase change material to improve solar panel's performanceen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
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