Thermal regulation of building-integrated concentrating photovoltaic system using phase change material

Al Siyabi, Idris; Sharma, Shivangi; Mallick, Tapas K; Sundaram, Senthilarasu

Abstract

Thermal regulation of building-integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) systems have a direct influence on the photovoltaic performance. This paper investigates the thermal behavior of a BICPV and phase change material (PCM) system through numerical modeling simulations. Based on an updated mathematical model, theoretical simulation has been conducted for a BICPV-PCM system. The results show a 3% electrical efficiency improvement of the BICPV-PCM system in certain cases.

Citation

Al Siyabi, I., Sharma, S., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2016, April). Thermal regulation of building-integrated concentrating photovoltaic system using phase change material. Presented at 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-12), Freiburg, Germany

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-12)
• Start Date: Apr 25, 2016
• End Date: Apr 27, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Sep 1, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 10, 2023
• Publisher: AIP Publishing
• Volume: 1766
• Pages: 090001
• Book Title: AIP Conference Proceedings
• ISBN: 978-0-7354-1424-2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962107
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3038079