Thermal management enhancement of building-integrated photovoltaic systems using coupled heat pipe and evaporative porous clay cooler

IF 9 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS
Mustafa Ghazali Ali , Hamdy Hassan , Shinichi Ookawara , Sameh A. Nada
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The building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panel systems often lead to a notable decline in PV panels efficiency and lifetime due to their temperature rise because of inadequate cooling. This study investigates the performance of innovative cooling strategy of using a coupled heat pipes and porous clay cooler and compare it with other related three BIPV cooling systems configurations including a conventional BIPV cooling with and without air gap and a pure evaporative porous clay cooling. The aim is to improve the PV panel cooling, ultimately reduce the PV temperature and enhance the overall performance of the BIPV system as well as reducing the building indoor temperature and boosting energy efficiency within the building. The system model, comprising sets of transient equations for the different system configurations, was solved using MATLAB and confirmed with previous experimental findings. The results indicate that comparing with the traditional BIPV system, using BIPV/Clay cooling systems and the hybrid BIPV/Clay-heat pipe cooling systems achieved peak PV temperature reductions of up to 14 °C and 14.7 °C, respectively. Additionally, these cooling methods led to a maximum interior room temperature reduction of approximately 14 °C and an average decrease of 8 °C. Moreover, the hybrid BIPV/Clay-heat pipe cooling system demonstrates superior performance compared to traditional BIPV system, achieving the highest improvements in PV electrical efficiency, output power, and exergy efficiency, with gains of 7.8 %, 6.4 %, and 8.4 %, respectively. Further, when the hybrid BIPV/Clay-heat pipe cooling system was employed, the clay cooling efficiency and clay exergy efficiency values improved on average by 30.2 % and 29.7 %, respectively, compared to the BIPV/Clay cooling system in addition to the increase of the lifetime of the PV panels due to isolating it from the contact with the water/water vapor of the clay cooling system. However, this hybrid approach resulted in a rise in electricity production costs from 0.077 $/kWh to roughly 0.138 $/kWh and extended the payback time from 7.38 years to 13.6 years. But, despite its initial economic drawbacks, the hybrid BIPV/Clay-HP cooling system demonstrates considerable effectiveness and long lifetime compared to other cooling configurations.
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Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy 工程技术-能源与燃料
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18.40
自引率
9.20%
发文量
1955
审稿时长
6.6 months
期刊介绍: Renewable Energy journal is dedicated to advancing knowledge and disseminating insights on various topics and technologies within renewable energy systems and components. Our mission is to support researchers, engineers, economists, manufacturers, NGOs, associations, and societies in staying updated on new developments in their respective fields and applying alternative energy solutions to current practices. As an international, multidisciplinary journal in renewable energy engineering and research, we strive to be a premier peer-reviewed platform and a trusted source of original research and reviews in the field of renewable energy. Join us in our endeavor to drive innovation and progress in sustainable energy solutions.
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