Synthetic clay as an alternative backing material for passive temperature control of photovoltaic cells

Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 195-200

  Alami, Abdul Hai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Alternative backing materials; Passive cooling of PV cells; Synthetic clay

Indexed keywords

COOLING; COOLING WATER; CYTOLOGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACKING MATERIALS; HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV CELLS; SYNTHETIC CLAYS; XRD (X RAY DIFFRACTION);

CELLS;

CLAY; COOLING; FUEL CELL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 84930025590     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.05.029     Document Type: Article

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