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Energy Efficient Technologies in Electrical Systems
Energy Efficiency
Active Cooling of Photovoltaic systems
1) To increase the photovoltaic system efficiency by reducing its temperature;
2) To use water as a cooling system to cooldown the PV surface temperature and, therefore, increase the PV efficiency;
3) Install and test a prototype of this active cooling system.
4) Optimize the ON/OFF cycles to maximize the Power Output and minimize the System Cost
Objectives
Work
Check our paper:
1) André Castanheira, João F. P. Fernandes, P.J. Costa Branco, “Demonstration project of a cooling system for existing PV power plants in Portugal”, Applied Energy, February 2018, vol. 211, pp-1297-1307, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.086.
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Experimental Results
The Prototype:
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