Concentrated photovoltaics as light harvesters: Outlook, recent progress, and challenges

A Ejaz, H Babar, HM Ali, F Jamil, MM Janjua… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is a dawn technology in the field of photovoltaic that helps
in escalating the effective use of solar energy. Nowadays, applications of photovoltaic solar …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of photovoltaic module performance using passive cooling (Fins): A comprehensive review

HA Kazem, AHA Al-Waeli, MT Chaichan… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) technology, combines the benefits of both solar
photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal systems into a single integrated solution. It is a …

A detailed review on the performance of photovoltaic/thermal system using various cooling methods

SK Pathak, PO Sharma, V Goel, S Bhattacharyya… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an emerging technology, photovoltaic (PV) panels have made a vital energy source to
meet increased energy consumption demand and to replace the associated scarcity of …

A novel heat sink for cooling concentrator photovoltaic system using PCM-porous system

J Duan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel heat sink composed of phase change material (PCM) and metal foam (porous) is
investigated in this study, which is used to cool the concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) at a …

Assessment of floating photovoltaic productivity with fins-assisted passive cooling

NAS Elminshawy, DG El-Damhogi, IA Ibrahim… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
An appropriate floating Photovoltaic FPV system cooling strategy that makes use of the
surrounding water body can assist to avoid performance deterioration and increase the …

A review on pulsating heat pipes: from solar to cryogenic applications

MA Nazari, MH Ahmadi, R Ghasempour, MB Shafii… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Pulsating heat pipes (PHPs) are compact cooling equipment used for various applications.
This type of heat pipes can be used in renewable energy systems, cooling electronic …

Thin film tin selenide (SnSe) thermoelectric generators exhibiting ultralow thermal conductivity

MR Burton, T Liu, J McGettrick, S Mehraban… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tin selenide (SnSe) has attracted much attention in the field of thermoelectrics since the
discovery of the record figure of merit (ZT) of 2.6±0.3 along the b‐axis of the material. The …

Experimental investigation of the passive cooled free-standing photovoltaic panel with fixed aluminum fins on the backside surface

F Grubišić-Čabo, S Nižetić, D Čoko, IM Kragić… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper deals with a passive cooling technique for photovoltaic (PV) panels in order to
increase energy conversion efficiency through a reduced PV panel operating temperature …

Thermal performance of a discontinuous finned heatsink profile for PV passive cooling

JG Hernandez-Perez, JG Carrillo, A Bassam… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, an improved CFD model based on previous results is used to evaluate the
scaling effects on thermal and hydraulic performance of a passive heatsink design for PV …

Concentrated photovoltaic: A review of thermal aspects, challenges and opportunities

A Hasan, J Sarwar, AH Shah - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics (PVs) are promising sustainable energy generators, yet the higher initial cost
of PV systems compared to the conventional fossil fuel based energy systems remains a …