Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics

A. Hasan; S. J. McCormack; M. J. Huang; B. Norton

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2010.06.010

Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics

A. Hasan, S. J. McCormack, M. J. Huang, B. Norton

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Regulating the temperature of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) using phase change materials (PCMs) reduces the loss of temperature dependent photovoltaic (PV) efficiency. Five PCMs were selected for evaluation all with melting temperatures ~25±4°C and heat of fusion between 140 and 213kJ/kg. Experiments were conducted at three insolation intensities to evaluate the performance of each PCM in four different PV/PCM systems. The effect on thermal regulation of PV was determined by changing the (i) mass of PCM and (ii) thermal conductivities of the PCM and PV/PCM system. A maximum temperature reduction of 18°C was achieved for 30min while 10°C temperature reduction was maintained for 5h at -1000W/m² insolation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1601-1612
Number of pages	12
Journal	Solar Energy
Volume	84
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.06.010
Publication status	Published - Sep 2010

Keywords

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)
Phase change materials (PCM)
Thermal regulation enhancement

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Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics

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