Eutectics Usage to Enhance the Efficiency of the Solar Photovoltaic Modules

Abstract

With the increasing demand for renewable energy sources and the huge gap between the demand and supply conditions, measures have been implemented to enhance the productivity of the existing renewable energy sources. The sun supplies an ample amount of light and heat, which can be converted into abundant and safer solar energy. Photovoltaic (PV) cells can be employed for the conversion of abundant solar energy to useful electricity. But the issue of heating up of the PV cells drastically reduces the conversion efficiency of the system. Hence, there is a need for some additional arrangement to this system that can arrest the temperature rise of PV. This paper is a review of such systems that employ eutectic for the thermal regulation of the PV panel. It is a passive cooling technique which can be utilized very easily and cheaply.