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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 144, 2018
International Conference on Research in Mechanical Engineering Sciences (RiMES 2017)
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Article Number | 04023 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Thermal Sciences | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814404023 | |
Published online | 09 January 2018 |
Fabrication and performance analysis of concentrated hybrid photovoltaic system
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engg, MIT, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, India
* Corresponding author: krishna.murthy@manipal.edu
Sun is the most important source of renewable source of energy. During the past few decades there has been an ever-increasing interest in Photovoltaic (PV) cells as it directly converts solar radiation into electricity. This paper involves the performance study of photovoltaic system under concentrated solar radiation. The main problem with the concentration solar energy is the drastic increase in temperature of the photovoltaic module resulting in a decrease in performance efficiency of the system. This problem of overheating of the system can be overcome by providing cooling which would ensure operation of the module in the optimal temperature range. Hence, the setup would function as a hybrid model serving the dual purpose of power generation while also utilizing the waste heat for water heating applications. The experimental set up consist of a novel arrangement of concentrator and reflector and the cooling system. The Hybrid Photovoltaic System was repeatedly tested under real time conditions on several days. A comparison was drawn between the results obtained from direct exposure of a standard photovoltaic module to that obtained from the hybrid system in order to better understand the improvement in performance parameters. The study shown a significant improvement of output of standard photovoltaic module under the concentrated solar radiation.
Key words: Renewable energy / concentrated photovoltaics / Photovoltaic/Thermal hybrid systems / P V module
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