Table 7
Comparative performance of passive cooling strategies for PV panels including the present study.
| Ref | Cooling configuration | Temperature reduction | Electrical performance improvement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive cooling | Evaporative cooling | Present Study | PU foam | 16.48 °C(32.32%) | Power: 9.16%Efficiency: 8.49% |
| [36] | Evaporative Solar Chimney System | 5 °C | Efficiency: 4.9% | ||
| [37] | Fan-Assisted Wet Cloth Cooling | 10 °C | Power: 5% | ||
| [38] | Cotton Wick | Efficiency: 1.4% | 15.61% | ||
| Heat-sink cooling | Present Study | Aluminum fins | 9.87 °C(19.35%) | Power: 5.65%Efficiency: 5.10% | |
| [39] | Aluminum fins with perforations | 3 °C | Electrical performance: 2.61% | ||
| [40] | Finned aluminum plate attached with thermal grease | 6.1 °C | Conversion efficiency: 1.75% | ||
| [41] | Aluminum fins with thermal glue | 8 °C | Conversion efficiency: 5% | ||
| [42] | Aluminum fins fixed on the backside surface | 6 °C | Efficiency: 2% |
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