[HTML][HTML] Pathways toward high-efficiency solar photovoltaic thermal management for electrical, thermal and combined generation applications: A critical review

RM Elavarasan, V Mudgal, L Selvamanohar… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) panels convert a portion of the incident solar radiation into electrical
energy and the remaining energy (> 70%) is mostly converted into thermal energy. This …

A comprehensive review of nano-enhanced phase change materials on solar energy applications

S Shoeibi, H Kargarsharifabad, SAA Mirjalily… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
More and more studies are today focusing on solar systems owing to the increasing
awareness about global warming caused by conventional energy technologies and techno …

Evaluation of thermal management of photovoltaic solar cell via hybrid cooling system of phase change material inclusion hybrid nanoparticles coupled with flat heat …

R Gad, H Mahmoud, S Ookawara, H Hassan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
An evaluation of photovoltaic solar cell (PV) thermal regulation via a hybrid cooling system
of flat heat pipes (HP) coupled with phase change material (PCM) without and with the …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence in renewable systems for transformation towards intelligent buildings

Y Zhou - Energy and AI, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-neutrality transition in building sectors requires combinations of renewable systems
and artificial intelligence (AI) for robustness, reliability, automation, and flexibility. In this …

Energy, exergy, and economic assessment of thermal regulation of PV panel using hybrid heat pipe-phase change material cooling system

R Gad, H Mahmoud, S Ookawara, H Hassan - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been a theoretical investigation for energy, exergy, and economic evaluation of
thermal regulation of PV panels via an innovative hybrid cooling system of flat heat pipes …

[HTML][HTML] Performance enhancement of PV panels using phase change material (PCM): An experimental implementation

HM Maghrabie, ASA Mohamed, AM Fahmy… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, cooling of a photovoltaic (PV) panel using a phase change material
(PCM) of paraffin wax RT-42 attached to a panel back surface is experimentally investigated …

Review of PCM types and suggestions for an applicable cascaded PCM for passive PV module cooling under tropical climate conditions

K Velmurugan, S Kumarasamy… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The phase change material (PCM) based cooling systems have gained recent popularity
with PV module temperature (T PV) reduction and enhanced performance. The technology …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental investigation on coalescing the potentiality of PCM, fins and water to achieve sturdy cooling effect on PV panels

RM Elavarasan, M Nadarajah, R Pugazhendhi… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving the efficiency of silicon photovoltaic (PV) panels is of utmost importance to
achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7. The energy loss aided by the heat generation of …

Performance investigation of inclined CPV system with composites of PCM, metal foam and nanoparticles

S Rahmanian, M Moein-Jahromi… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Three passive cooling configurations of a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system have
been proposed to dissipate the heat via pure phase change material (PCM), Nano-PCM …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and environmental performance of photovoltaic cooling using phase change materials under the Mediterranean climate

S Foteinis, N Savvakis, T Tsoutsos - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy and environmental performance of photovoltaic (PV) panel cooling, when using
phase change materials (PCMs), was examined. Actual, long-term field data were collected …