Solar energy paper index
EXPERIMENTAL CORRELATION OF THE CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT FOR PV MODULE SURFACES
One-line summary
A solar energy research paper on EXPERIMENTAL CORRELATION OF THE CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT FOR PV MODULE SURFACES.
Engineering notes
Engineering notes will be added by the Power for Solar editorial team.
Chinese explanation / 中文解读
中文解读待补充：本站会优先为光伏效率、钙钛矿太阳能电池、储能技术、太阳能热利用、BIPV、并网技术等高价值论文补充中文说明。
Original abstract
In this paper, a correlation for the convective heat transfer coefficient from the surfaces of photovoltaic (PV) modules is proposed. This correlation was established by experimentally measuring the temperature of PV modules under outdoor conditions, specifically using an open rack-mount setup in which the modules are placed on a freestanding frame and exposed to the surrounding environment. The coefficients of the assumed power-law correlation between the convective heat transfer coefficient and the magnitude of the local wind velocity are determined using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and the least-squares method, and the results are compared with measured PV module temperatures calculated using a transient thermal model. Finally, the proposed correlation is compared with similar correlations of this type. While some correlations for the convective heat transfer coefficient yield an average difference of nearly 10 °C between the calculated and measured temperatures of the PV module, the proposed correlation allows the PV module's temperature to be estimated with a deviation of no more than 3 °C.
Links and sources
Need this topic turned into a technical roadmap?
Power for Solar can prepare a custom solar energy literature review, simulation code map, dataset map, and B2B photovoltaic technology assessment.
Request B2B research
Comments