Increasing the Power Output of a PV Solar System by Using a Cooling-Reflector Assembly

Naseer Kareem Kasim; Hazim Hamoud Hussain; Alaa Najem Abed

doi:10.46604/peti.2022.9976

Authors

Naseer Kareem Kasim Ministry of Electricity, Training and Energy Research Office, Baghdad, Iraq
Hazim Hamoud Hussain Department of Atmospheric Science, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Alaa Najem Abed Department of Atmospheric Science, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46604/peti.2022.9976

Keywords:

performance, efficiency, cooling, solar reflectors, grid-tied

Abstract

There are various methods that can be employed to increase the lifespan and power output of photovoltaic (PV) systems. This study aims to increase the power output of a grid-connected PV system by using a water-cooling unit and solar reflectors. The PV modules of the current PV system are divided into two clusters. The first cluster, which is considered an improved cluster, has a solar reflector-cooling unit added to it, while the second cluster is used as a reference. The results show that the maximum efficiency and performance ratio values of the improved and reference PV modules at 10:30 AM are 14.7% & 13.7% and 97.5% & 91.2%, respectively. The maximum electrical power values of the improved and reference PV modules at 12:00 PM are 2.55 W and 1.69 W, respectively. The maximum gain value for electrical power is 43%.

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