Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels

Solar photovoltaic (PV) converts sunlight into electricity and is an appropriate alternative to overcome the depletion of conventional fuels and global warming issues. The performance of a PV panel may vary with respect to PV cell technology, fabrication methods, and operating conditions. This resea...

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Autores principales:	Mardy Huot, Laveet Kumar, Jeyraj Selvaraj, Md Hasanuzzaman, Nasrudin Abd Rahim
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Publicado:	Hindawi Limited 2021
Materias:	Renewable energy sources TJ807-830
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1f839675720042018a4a071b9958d4cc2021-11-08T02:36:43ZPerformance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels1687-529X10.1155/2021/2335805https://doaj.org/article/1f839675720042018a4a071b9958d4cc2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2335805https://doaj.org/toc/1687-529XSolar photovoltaic (PV) converts sunlight into electricity and is an appropriate alternative to overcome the depletion of conventional fuels and global warming issues. The performance of a PV panel may vary with respect to PV cell technology, fabrication methods, and operating conditions. This research aims at performing an experimental study to investigate the electrical performance of novel tempered glass-based PV panels using two different types of solar cells: monocrystalline and polycrystalline. Tempered glass-based panels are modified forms of commercial PV panels, in which ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and Tedlar are not utilized. This new fabrication method was carried out in this research. Real-time data recordings regarding the PV electrical characteristics (I-V curve) and solar irradiance were conducted under Malaysian weather conditions on clear sunny days. Results indicated that, at solar irradiance of 900 W/m2, the outputs from the fabricated polycrystalline and monocrystalline PV panels were 67.4 W and 75.67 W, respectively. However, at the highest average solar irradiance (634.61 W/m2), which was obtained at 12:30 PM, the outputs from both panels were 47.87 W and 54.89 W. An I-V curve was obtained for the real-time weather. The electrical efficiencies of the two PV panels were analyzed to be 10.54% and 12.23%.Mardy HuotLaveet KumarJeyraj SelvarajMd HasanuzzamanNasrudin Abd RahimHindawi LimitedarticleRenewable energy sourcesTJ807-830ENInternational Journal of Photoenergy, Vol 2021 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Mardy Huot Laveet Kumar Jeyraj Selvaraj Md Hasanuzzaman Nasrudin Abd Rahim Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels
description	Solar photovoltaic (PV) converts sunlight into electricity and is an appropriate alternative to overcome the depletion of conventional fuels and global warming issues. The performance of a PV panel may vary with respect to PV cell technology, fabrication methods, and operating conditions. This research aims at performing an experimental study to investigate the electrical performance of novel tempered glass-based PV panels using two different types of solar cells: monocrystalline and polycrystalline. Tempered glass-based panels are modified forms of commercial PV panels, in which ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and Tedlar are not utilized. This new fabrication method was carried out in this research. Real-time data recordings regarding the PV electrical characteristics (I-V curve) and solar irradiance were conducted under Malaysian weather conditions on clear sunny days. Results indicated that, at solar irradiance of 900 W/m2, the outputs from the fabricated polycrystalline and monocrystalline PV panels were 67.4 W and 75.67 W, respectively. However, at the highest average solar irradiance (634.61 W/m2), which was obtained at 12:30 PM, the outputs from both panels were 47.87 W and 54.89 W. An I-V curve was obtained for the real-time weather. The electrical efficiencies of the two PV panels were analyzed to be 10.54% and 12.23%.
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author	Mardy Huot Laveet Kumar Jeyraj Selvaraj Md Hasanuzzaman Nasrudin Abd Rahim
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title	Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels
title_short	Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels
title_full	Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels
title_fullStr	Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels
title_full_unstemmed	Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels
title_sort	performance investigation of tempered glass-based monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar photovoltaic panels
publisher	Hindawi Limited
publishDate	2021
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Performance Investigation of Tempered Glass-Based Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Solar Photovoltaic Panels

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