Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage

Photovoltaic (PV) panels must be equipped with a cooling system to increase their electrical output generation. Despite numerous publications on the fabrication of form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage application, studies on the usage of FSPCM for PV cooling are incre...

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Autores principales:	Yamuna Munusamy, John Wong Lin Onn, Mohammed Alquraish, Mohamed Kchaou, Sumathi Sethupathi
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	thermal energy storage FHS-FSPCM performance power increasing innovative technology Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f960defb665642d898a30686a798e92b2021-11-11T15:43:11ZThermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage10.3390/en142168601996-1073https://doaj.org/article/f960defb665642d898a30686a798e92b2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/6860https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073Photovoltaic (PV) panels must be equipped with a cooling system to increase their electrical output generation. Despite numerous publications on the fabrication of form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage application, studies on the usage of FSPCM for PV cooling are incredibly limited. In this work, the cooling performance of myristic acid FSPCM encapsulated with cross-linked nitrile rubber (NBR) was investigated. A fin heat sink (FHS) was employed to hold the FSPCM. The thermal performance of the FHS embedded with FSPCM (FHS-FSPCM) was preliminarily tested in an indoor setup. Results show that the FHS-FSPCM has a lower temperature distribution curve than the bare FHS, highlighting the increase in cooling capability of fabricated FSPCM. Field-testing of PV panels integrated with an FHS-FSPCM displayed that FSPCM manages to reduce the operating temperature of the panel by 4 to 15 °C and increase power output generation by 38.61%.Yamuna MunusamyJohn Wong Lin OnnMohammed AlquraishMohamed KchaouSumathi SethupathiMDPI AGarticlethermal energystorageFHS-FSPCMperformancepower increasinginnovative technologyTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 6860, p 6860 (2021)
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spellingShingle	thermal energy storage FHS-FSPCM performance power increasing innovative technology Technology T Yamuna Munusamy John Wong Lin Onn Mohammed Alquraish Mohamed Kchaou Sumathi Sethupathi Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
description	Photovoltaic (PV) panels must be equipped with a cooling system to increase their electrical output generation. Despite numerous publications on the fabrication of form-stable phase change material (FSPCM) for thermal energy storage application, studies on the usage of FSPCM for PV cooling are incredibly limited. In this work, the cooling performance of myristic acid FSPCM encapsulated with cross-linked nitrile rubber (NBR) was investigated. A fin heat sink (FHS) was employed to hold the FSPCM. The thermal performance of the FHS embedded with FSPCM (FHS-FSPCM) was preliminarily tested in an indoor setup. Results show that the FHS-FSPCM has a lower temperature distribution curve than the bare FHS, highlighting the increase in cooling capability of fabricated FSPCM. Field-testing of PV panels integrated with an FHS-FSPCM displayed that FSPCM manages to reduce the operating temperature of the panel by 4 to 15 °C and increase power output generation by 38.61%.
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author	Yamuna Munusamy John Wong Lin Onn Mohammed Alquraish Mohamed Kchaou Sumathi Sethupathi
author_facet	Yamuna Munusamy John Wong Lin Onn Mohammed Alquraish Mohamed Kchaou Sumathi Sethupathi
author_sort	Yamuna Munusamy
title	Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
title_short	Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
title_full	Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
title_fullStr	Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
title_full_unstemmed	Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage
title_sort	thermal performance of finned heat sinks embedded with form-stable myristic acid phase change material in photovoltaic cooling for green energy storage
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f960defb665642d898a30686a798e92b
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Thermal Performance of Finned Heat Sinks Embedded with Form-Stable Myristic Acid Phase Change Material in Photovoltaic Cooling for Green Energy Storage

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