Improving the Efficiency of Solar Panel by Active Cooling Method using Nano Fluids (Al2O3&ZnO)

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2019 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 6 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : K.Harigaran, V.Manikandan, R.Praveen kumar, R.Vasanth, A.Thiagarajan

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V6I3P104

How to Cite?

K.Harigaran, V.Manikandan, R.Praveen kumar, R.Vasanth, A.Thiagarajan, "Improving the Efficiency of Solar Panel by Active Cooling Method using Nano Fluids (Al2O3&ZnO)," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 6,  no. 3, pp. 21-25, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V6I3P104

Abstract:

In our project, the work is to improve the efficiency of the solar panel by nanofluid(Al2O3, ZnO) cooling method. A photovoltaic solar cell generates electricity by receiving solar irradiance. The electrical efficiency of the PV cell is affected by a significant increase in cell operating temperature during the absorption of solar radiation. The main objective of the project is to reduce the temperature of the solar panel in order to increase the electrical conversion efficiency. So the need is to decrease the temperature of the solar panel by flowing the nanofluids through the copper tube on the bottom of the solar panel for heat transfer. Already, many of them did the project work with water cooling. But, there is a decrease in the temperature of the solar panel with the help of nanofluids (Aluminium oxide and zinc oxide).

Keywords:

Photovoltaic cell, Nanofluids, Aluminum oxide, Zinc oxide, Electrical conversion, heat transfer

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