How cool is floating PV? A state-of-the-art review of floating PV's potential gain and computational fluid dynamics modeling to find its root cause

Special Issue on ‘WCPEC-8: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics’, edited by Alessandra Scognamiglio, Robert Kenny, Shuzi Hayase and Arno Smets

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Table 4

GCI computation across three grids for different physical quantities. Temperature measurements are averages.

Quantity	Grid	Result	p	f₀	GCI₁₃	GCI₃₆
Module temperature	G1G3	34.31^∘C 34.6^∘C	3.52	34.13^∘C	0.65%	1.7%	0.992
	G5	35.5^∘C
Frame temperature	G1 G3 G5	28.39^∘C 28.46^∘C 28.81^∘C	4.88	28.36^∘C	0.12%	0.45%	0.997
Velocity 1.5 mm above module	G1 G3 G5	2.51 m/s 2.46 m/s 2.36 m/s	1.83	2.59 m/s	3.9%	6.57%	1.02
Pressure 1.5 mm above module	G1 G3 G5	–1.75 Pa –1.64 Pa –1.27 Pa	4.03	–1.8 Pa	3.71%	11.92%	1.06

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