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Advanced cooling techniques of P.V. modules: A state of art

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Details of various feasible cooling methods, including novel and advanced solutions for P.V. panels are presented to provide better insight and valuable guidelines for researchers who intend to study, improve or optimise any type of cooling techniques of P·V.
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This article is published in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering.The article was published on 2020-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 124 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photovoltaic system & Efficient energy use.

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Cooling techniques of the PV module: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explained different feature and capability of cooling techniques and provided valuable information and direction for the researcher for future research, to enhance or upgrade the cooling techniques, which will result in reducing the excess heat generated and to reduce overall cell temperature.
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Performance augmentation of solar photovoltaic panel through PCM integrated natural water circulation cooling technique

TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of phase change material (PCM) and natural water cooling system for effective thermal management of the PV panel is examined to tackle this issue and the performance of the solar photovoltaic (PV) panel is greatly affected by a rise in operating temperature.
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Hybrid Floating Solar Plant Designs: A Review

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an outline of the hybrid floating solar system, which can be used to generate renewable energy, and summarize the key benefits and constraints of floating solar PV (FPV) in hybrid operation.
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Up-to-date literature review on Solar PV systems: Technology progress, market status and R&D

TL;DR: In this article , a review of the solar PV development from the material, market, and engineering perspectives is presented, including cell efficiencies, market trends, cost of PV systems, and global research efforts over the last years.
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Effect of dual surface cooling of solar photovoltaic panel on the efficiency of the module: experimental investigation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the impact of simultaneous dual surface cooling on the PV module's output performance experimentally and found that the proposed approach had a significant positive effect on the energy yield of the PV system.
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An active cooling system for photovoltaic modules

TL;DR: In this paper, a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system was designed, fabricated and experimentally investigated in this work, where a parallel array of ducts with inlet/outlet manifold designed for uniform airflow distribution was attached to the back of the PV panel.
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Radiative cooling of solar absorbers using a visibly transparent photonic crystal thermal blackbody

TL;DR: This work experimentally demonstrates a visibly transparent thermal blackbody, based on a silica photonic crystal, that can cool structures by thermal radiation to outer space, while preserving the structures’ solar absorption.
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Enhancing the performance of photovoltaic panels by water cooling

TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model has been used to determine when to start cooling of the PV panels as the temperature of the panels reaches the maximum allowable temperature (MAT), which is a compromise temperature between the output energy from the solar panels and the energy needed for cooling.
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Radiative cooling of solar cells

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a general approach to radiatively lower the operating temperature of a solar cell through sky access, while maintaining its solar absorption, and demonstrated that the radiative cooling effect is substantial, even in the presence of significant convection and conduction and parasitic solar absorption in the cooling layer.
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Nanofluid-based optical filter optimization for PV/T systems

TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical optimization process for designing nanofluid-based filters for hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) applications is described.
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