Numerical analysis of a multi-channel active cooling system for densely packed concentrating photovoltaic cells

Jun Dong; Xiaoru Zhuang; Xinhai Xu; Zhihuai Miao; Ben Xu

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.01.081

Numerical analysis of a multi-channel active cooling system for densely packed concentrating photovoltaic cells

Jun Dong
, Xiaoru Zhuang
, Xinhai Xu^*
, Zhihuai Miao
, Ben Xu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Abstract

The efficiency of concentrating photovoltaic cells (CPVs) is highly affected by the cell temperature. The main problems for the cooling devices are insufficient heat dissipation and uneven heat distribution. In this study, a novel cooling manifold with multi-channels for densely packed CPVs were proposed and numerical investigated. The effects of coolant type, inlet flow rate and channel dimensions on the cooling performance of the manifold heat sink device were examined. The influence of solar irradiance was also investigated at four solar terms in Shenzhen, China. The results show that great cooling performance and temperature distribution uniformity can be achieved by the novel cooling manifold. Thermal resistance of the studied manifold is also lower than those reported in the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	172-181
Number of pages	10
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.01.081
State	Published - 1 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Cell efficiency
Densely packed CPV
Heat dissipation
Multi-channel manifold
Solar irradiance

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