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Enhancing the Power Conversion of Photovoltaic Systems with Metallic Porous Media and Phase Change Material

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Electrical Engineering

Abstract

Photovoltaic system is one of the promising electricity generation devices due to its direct solar energy conversion, safe power transmission and practicability. However, its performance is very sensitive to higher temperatures. Photovoltaic/Thermal systems were presented for enhancing the electrical efficiency and making use of the lost thermal energy. In this research, a combined usage of Paraffin as a phase change material and a stainless-steel porous media was used to decrease its temperature and make use of it. Two different systems were used for comparison. One contains Stainless steel wool with paraffin, and the other with only Paraffin. Three flow rates of 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 LPM were used of water as a circulating and cooling fluid. It was found that, for all the flow rates, the system with a porous metallic media achieved lower surface temperature, higher electrical efficiency, and higher overall efficiency. The temperature of the PV cell decreased by from 5 to 25⁰ C. The enhancement achieved was from 10% to 28% in the overall efficiency, and 1% to 4% in the electrical efficiency. This proves the importance of the porous metallic media in enhancing properties of the phase change materials when using with the Photovoltaic modules cooling.

DOI

10.21608/eijest.2021.71406.1060

Keywords

PVT, Thermal Efficiency, PCM, Porous metallic media, solar energy

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Essa

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of mechanical power engineering, faculty of engineering, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.

Email

maessa@eng.zu.edu.eg

City

zagazig

Orcid

0000-0002-0509-5577

First Name

Abdalla

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Electrical Power and Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, P.O. 44519, Zagazig, Egypt

Email

abdallaamer23@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Mostafa

MiddleName

Talaat

Affiliation

Electrical Power and Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Shaqra University, Dawadmi, Ar Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

m_mtalaat@eng.zu.edu.eg

City

Zagazig

Orcid

0000-0001-5976-7810

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

farahat

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University - Egypt

Email

mamfarahat59@gmail.com

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Zagazig

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-

Volume

36

Article Issue

3

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27355

Issue Date

2021-12-01

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2021-04-07

Publish Date

2021-12-01

Page Start

72

Page End

80

Print ISSN

1687-8493

Online ISSN

2682-3640

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https://eijest.journals.ekb.eg/article_190466.html

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1,348

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Publication Title

The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology

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https://eijest.journals.ekb.eg/

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Enhancing the Power Conversion of Photovoltaic Systems with Metallic Porous Media and Phase Change Material

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Created At

23 Jan 2023