Parabolic bifacial solar panel with the cooling system: concept and challenges

Abstract

The paper presents the improved design of an integrated bifacial solar panel that converts solar radiation efficiently into electrical energy with cooling system. This panel consists of a parabolic bifacial photovoltaic (PV) cell which can convert incident sunlight to electrical energy from both sides of the cell in order to produce more electrical energy. The material that passes through tubes is used to cool the photovoltaic device, as well as, it should be transparent to let the solar ray pass through the reflection mirrors and reflect it in the backside of the panel. The proposed concept aims at increasing the energy conversion efficiency by absorbing the maximum of radiation and cooling the PV cells. It should be mentioned that the proposed concept is registered as patent application at Office marocain de la propriété industrielle et commerciale under the following number: MA 42181.