Open AccessAnalysis of TiO2/Water-based Photovoltaic Thermal (PV/T) Collector to Improve Solar Cell Performance
Author(s) -
Ahmad Fadli,
Budi Kristiawan,
Suyitno Suyitno,
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/1096/1/012053
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector , thermal , environmental science , materials science , solar energy , engineering physics , nanofluid , nuclear engineering , meteorology , electrical engineering , engineering , physics
Indonesia is a country with a tropical climate, so it gets a large amount of solar energy. Along with technological developments, solar energy can be converted into electrical energy by using a device called a PV panel. From several research that have been carried out, it was concluded that with an increase in every 1 °C the working temperature of the PV panels will reduce efficiency by 0.5%. This article will discuss the effect of using TiO 2 /water nanofluid with a concentration of 0.5 vol.% on a collector photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) system for PV panel cooling. The results obtained at the radiation intensity of 1100 W/m 2 , the use of a TiO 2 /water-based PV/T collector system can reduce the working temperature of solar panels by 11.4 °C. It also increased output power by 10.38 W and efficiency by 2.69% compared to PV panels without cooling.