Progress in PV, PV/T, and CPV Technologies: Thermal Management Strategies, Performances, Challenges, and Prospects

IF 3.6 4区工程技术 Q3 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy technology Pub Date : 2026-08-31 DOI:10.1002/ente.70623

M. A. Fazal, Saeed Rubaiee, Sami Ghazali, Abdulmalik Alkotami, Haytham Radhwi, Mohanad Bahshwan, Maha El Hawary, Mohammed Muzibur Rahman, Maqsood R. Waikar, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Joon Sang Lee

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Abstract

The escalating demand for photovoltaic (PV) technologies across agriculture, industry, and even space exploration necessitates innovative solutions to combat performance degradation due to heat. This review delves into the latest advancements in conventional PV, photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T), and concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems, assessing the feasibility of thermal energy management strategies to enhance efficiency. The analysis of system configurations and cooling techniques yields significant insights into the optimization of performance. By 2025, silicon back-contact cells have achieved 26% efficiency, hybrid interdigitated back-contact cells reached 27.81%, TOPCon (tunnel-oxide passivating contact) cells attained 27.79%, and silicon-perovskite tandem cells hit 33%. PV/T systems showcased overall (electrical and thermal) energy conversion efficiencies of 70%–85%. CPV systems, leveraging advanced multijunction cells, achieve efficiencies of up to 47.6%, though effective thermal management is crucial at high concentration ratios. CPV/T systems are well-suited for industrial combined heat and power applications, delivering 20%–28% electrical efficiency while capturing 60%–70% useful thermal energy. This comprehensive review also highlights effective design, material compatibility, feasibility, and reliability of various PV technologies. Scientific data generated from continued innovation in thermal management strategies will help meet the rising global demand for clean energy and support researchers, engineers, and policymakers in advancing the future of solar power.

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PV、PV/T和CPV技术的进展：热管理策略、性能、挑战和前景

农业、工业甚至太空探索领域对光伏（PV）技术不断增长的需求需要创新的解决方案来应对由于热量导致的性能下降。本文综述了传统光伏、光伏-热（PV/T）和聚光光伏（CPV）系统的最新进展，评估了提高效率的热能管理策略的可行性。对系统配置和冷却技术的分析对性能优化产生了重要的见解。到2025年，硅背接触电池的效率将达到26%，混合间指背接触电池的效率将达到27.81%,TOPCon（隧道氧化物钝化接触）电池的效率将达到27.79%，硅-钙钛矿串联电池的效率将达到33%。PV/T系统展示了70%-85%的整体（电和热）能量转换效率。CPV系统利用先进的多结电池，效率高达47.6%，但在高浓度比下，有效的热管理至关重要。CPV/T系统非常适合工业热电联产应用，提供20%-28%的电效率，同时捕获60%-70%的有用热能。这篇综合综述还强调了各种光伏技术的有效设计、材料兼容性、可行性和可靠性。热管理策略的持续创新所产生的科学数据将有助于满足全球对清洁能源不断增长的需求，并支持研究人员、工程师和政策制定者推进太阳能的未来。

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Energy technology ENERGY & FUELS-

CiteScore

7.00

自引率

5.30%

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审稿时长

1.3 months

期刊介绍： Energy Technology provides a forum for researchers and engineers from all relevant disciplines concerned with the generation, conversion, storage, and distribution of energy. This new journal shall publish articles covering all technical aspects of energy process engineering from different perspectives, e.g., new concepts of energy generation and conversion; design, operation, control, and optimization of processes for energy generation (e.g., carbon capture) and conversion of energy carriers; improvement of existing processes; combination of single components to systems for energy generation; design of systems for energy storage; production processes of fuels, e.g., hydrogen, electricity, petroleum, biobased fuels; concepts and design of devices for energy distribution.