Open AccessPhotovoltaic Performance with Heat Sink from Copper and Aluminum Material
Author(s) -
Andi Aprizal Maulana,
Rendy Adhi Rachmanto,
Syamsul Hadi,
Zainal Arifin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1096/1/012051
Subject(s) - heat sink , photovoltaic system , aluminium , materials science , copper , nuclear engineering , solar energy , sink (geography) , work (physics) , environmental science , mechanical engineering , metallurgy , electrical engineering , engineering , cartography , geography
Energy becomes a basic human need, so energy reserves are needed. Solar energy is the solution to overcome this problem. Solar energy can be converted into electrical energy through PV panels. However, high temperatures can make PV panels do not work optimally. One way to reduce the temperature is to use a heat sink. The materials used are PV panels without heat sinks, PV panels with aluminum heat sinks, and PV panels with copper heat sinks. This research shows that with the same intensity of 1100 W/m2 PV panels without heat sinks, PV panels with aluminum heat sinks and PV panels with copper heat sinks have an efficiency of 8.76%, 10.27% and 11.14%. The result of temperatures 69.7 °C, 60.8 °C and 52.7 °C and the maximum power produced is 35.19 W, 40.17 W and 43.58 W. The results showed that the average working temperature decreased 8.9 °C and 17 °C, thereby increasing output power by 4.98 W and 8.39 W and increasing efficiency by 1.51% and 2.38% without using a heat sink.