Effect of mounting geometry on convection occurring under a photovoltaic panel and the corresponding efficiency using CFD

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2540-2550

  Wilson, Michael J ^a   Paul, Manosh C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavity; Convection; Orientation; Photovoltaic; Solar panel; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP HEIGHT; AIR-GAPS; CAVITY; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID VELOCITIES; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; ORIENTATION ANGLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PV PANEL; SOLAR PANELS;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONVECTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOMETRY; MODEL VALIDATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 80052292314     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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