Enhancing the performance of photovoltaic panels by water cooling

Ain Shams Engineering Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 869-877

  Moharram, K A ^a   Abd Elhady, M S ^b   Kandil, H A ^a   El Sherif, H ^a  

^a Mechatronics Engineering Department   (Egypt)

^b BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cooling; Overheating; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; HEATING AND COOLING RATES; HOT ARID REGION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OVERHEATING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; WATER SPRAYING;

COOLING;

EID: 84887827844     PISSN: 20904479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asej.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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