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Investigation of Mono-Crystalline Photovoltaic Active Cooling Thermal System for Hot Climate of Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorAsim M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMilano J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan H.I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHanzla Tahir M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMujtaba M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShamsuddin A.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdullah M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKalam M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57217657505en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57052617200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57883627500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57883377200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57211606224en_US
dc.contributor.authorid35779071900en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56584820700en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55103352400en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:36:44Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:36:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionclimate; cooling; photovoltaic system; thermal phenomena; Lahore; Pakistan; Punjab [Pakistan]en_US
dc.description.abstractClimate change is causing adverse and diverse effects on human beings in term of severe diseases, melting of ice, and increase temperatures, which are directly linked to the consumption of traditional fossil fuels. These fuels can only be replaced by exploring renewable energy technologies, and photovoltaic solar modules are the most promising choice among them. This paper investigates electrical output in term of efficiency and power of a monocrystalline photovoltaic module under climatic conditions of Lahore, Pakistan in an effort to enhance electrical performance based on laminar and turbulent flow boundary conditions. A computational model of a PV module was designed and investigated, when the solar irradiance was observed to be maximum at 920.64 W/m2. Initially, the total flux received and absorbed by PV module was observed to be at 179.37 W/m2 after ray tracing analysis in Trace Pro; thereafter, the module�s temperature increased to 65.86 �C, causing an electrical efficiency drops to 15.65% from 19.40% without applying active cooling schemes. A coupling of Ansys Fluent and Steady State Thermal Analysis was performed for thermal management of a PV module by selecting water and air as a coolant at inlet temperature of 25 �C through microchannels contingent upon varying Reynolds numbers. The results maintained that the optimum coolant outlet temperature (49.86 �C), average PV cell�s layer temperature (32.42 �C), and temperature uniformity (4.16 �C) are achieved by water at 224, 6710, and 4200 Reynolds numbers respectively. In addition, again water maintained 18.65% of electrical efficiency and 33.65 W power output at 6710 Reynolds number. On the other hand, air-based cooling lagged behind water by 14% in term of efficiency and power output at maximum Reynolds number (6710). � 2022 by the authors.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo10228
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su141610228
dc.identifier.issue16
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85137687225
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26791
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Gold
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.titleInvestigation of Mono-Crystalline Photovoltaic Active Cooling Thermal System for Hot Climate of Pakistanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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