Energy Simulation and Parametric Analysis of Water Cooled Thermal Photovoltaic Systems: Energy and Exergy Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems

Oriza Candra, Narukullapati Bharath Kumar (), Ngakan Ketut Acwin Dwijendra (), Indrajit Patra, Ali Majdi, Untung Rahardja, Mikhail Kosov, John William Grimaldo Guerrero and Ramaswamy Sivaraman
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Oriza Candra: Department Teknik Elektro, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang 25131, Indonesia
Narukullapati Bharath Kumar: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Guntur 522213, India
Ngakan Ketut Acwin Dwijendra: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Indrajit Patra: An Independent Researcher, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, Durgapur 713209, India
Ali Majdi: Department of Building and Construction Techniques Engineering, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hilla 51001, Iraq
Untung Rahardja: Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Raharja, Banten 15117, Indonesia
Mikhail Kosov: Department of State and Municipal Finance, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Stremyanny Lane 36, 117997 Moscow, Russia
John William Grimaldo Guerrero: Department of Energy, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
Ramaswamy Sivaraman: Department of Mathematics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, University of Madras, Chennai 600005, India

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: It is generally agreed that solar energy, which can be converted into usable electricity by means of solar panels, is one of the most important renewable energy sources. An energy and exergy study of these panels is the first step in developing this technology. This will provide a fair standard by which solar panel efficiency can be evaluated. In this study, the MATLAB tool was used to find the answers to the math problems that describe this system. The system’s efficiency has been calculated using the modeled data created in MATLAB. When solving equations, the initial value of the independent system parameters is fed into the computer in accordance with the algorithm of the program. A simulation and a parametric analysis of a thermal PV system with a sheet and spiral tube configuration have been completed. Simulations based on a numerical model have been run to determine where precisely the sheet and helical tubes should be placed in a PV/T system configured for cold water. Since then, the MATLAB code for the proposed model has been developed, and it agrees well with the experimental data. There is an RMSE of 0.94 for this model. The results indicate that the modeled sample achieves a thermal efficiency of between 43% and 52% and an electrical efficiency of between 11% and 11.5%.

Keywords: photovoltaic cell; energy efficiency; exergy efficiency; solar power; thermal photovoltaic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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