The rapid rise in global energy consumption and its consequences on climate change has made it easier to incorporate renewable energy sources like solar photovoltaics into the building envelope. In spite of extensive uses and significant technological advances, the lower solar panel efficiencies caused by high temperatures remain a significant barrier to the viability of deploying photovoltaic technology in regions with hot climates Utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD), this research examines the cooling effectiveness of air-cooled photovoltaic (PV) under the climate of Palestine. The impacts of changing baseplate thickness and fin spacing, height, and thickness on the heat loss rate were examined using a stepwise optimization study. In a 30 ^oC environment, the base-model heat sink may lower the temperature of the PV cells by 13 ^oC. The improved baseplate thickness and fin spacing, height, and thickness of 0.004 m 0.03 m, 0.05 m, and 0.004 m, respectively, significantly lowered average panel temperatures by 2.3%, 1.5%, 6.2%, and 10.1% with respect to the base model heat sink.

Conference Title

the 10th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW-2022)

Conference Country

United Arab Emirates

Conference Date

Nov. 7, 2022 - Nov. 10, 2022

Conference Sponsor

University of Sharjah