Investigation of Spirals Rectangular and Rectangular Tubes Collector Design in Photovoltaic Solar Cell Cooling Systems

Abstract

As the primary basis for electricity production, fossil fuels continue to decline. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) can be developed by utilizing solar energy. However, solar PV has low efficiency due to overheating from solar irradiation. This article analyzed forced convection Sunwatt 50Wp solar PV water cooling to lower the PV temperature and increase efficiency. The heat exchanger uses a spiral and rectangular configuration mounted on the back of the Sunwatt 50Wp solar PV panel with water flow. Sunwatt 50Wp solar PV testing using a solar simulator at an intensity of 470 W/m2, 625 W/m2, 870 W/m2, and 1000 W/m2. The test results show a decreased working temperature on spiral cooling at all intensities compared to solar PV without cooling. This impacts the low-performance value of solar PV without cooling. The intensity of 1000 W/m2 has a high value due to the release of electrons from the atoms in the cell. These results impact increasing electricity efficiency in Sunwatt 50Wp solar PV by cooling. At high intensity, the temperature increases causing the ability to increase efficiency to decrease. However, water cooling can increase electrical efficiency because the particles are evenly distributed in the heat exchanger, which causes a high heat transfer rate.