Open AccessAn Experimental Study of Greenhouse Gas Concentration on the Maximum Power Point of Solar PV Panels
Author(s) -
Bhabani Patnaik,
Sarat Chandra Swain,
Ullash Kumar Rout
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
engineering, technology and applied science research/engineering, technology and applied science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2241-4487
pISSN - 1792-8036
DOI - 10.48084/etasr.3682
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , environmental science , solar energy , electricity , environmental engineering , irradiance , greenhouse , electricity generation , greenhouse effect , population , photovoltaic system , zero energy building , natural resource economics , atmospheric sciences , power (physics) , global warming , climate change , engineering , electrical engineering , economics , physics , ecology , demography , quantum mechanics , sociology , horticulture , biology
The energy demand increases along with demographic and development growth. India is the second-most populous country in the world and most of its population needs more energy as its human and energy development indices are rather low. So, the country depends on cheaper sources of energy which have ample effects on the environment. Many energy sources are polluting, but solar energy is pollution-free and its availability is abundant with zero cost. Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) technology is the best technology to harness electricity. The effect of varying environmental factors regulates the performance factors of this technology. Its efficiency mainly depends on the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs), ambient temperature, module temperature, incoming solar radiation intensity, and PV material composition. To understand the behavior of solar panels on maximum power point under various GHGs concentrations, three experiments were conducted. One in normal atmospheric CO2 concentration and two in higher CO2 concentration chambers.