Using phase change materials in photovoltaic systems for thermal regulation and electrical efficiency improvement: A review and outlook

T Ma, H Yang, Y Zhang, L Lu, X Wang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
The study presented in this paper is based on a detailed review of the literature focused on
the use of phase change materials (PCM) for photovoltaic (PV) module thermal regulation …

Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials–A review

A Waqas, J Ji, L Xu, M Ali, J Alvi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal and electrical management of the PV systems integrated with Phase Change
Materials has been discussed in this article. The main aim of this review article is to provide …

Energy and cost saving of a photovoltaic-phase change materials (PV-PCM) system through temperature regulation and performance enhancement of photovoltaics

A Hasan, SJ McCormack, MJ Huang, B Norton - Energies, 2014 - mdpi.com
The current research seeks to maintain high photovoltaic (PV) efficiency and increased
operating PV life by maintaining them at a lower temperature. Solid-liquid phase change …

Research progress on utilization of phase change materials in photovoltaic/thermal systems: A critical review

Q Yu, X Chen, H Yang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract A photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology, producing electricity and heat
simultaneously, has attracted extensive attention. Integration of phase change materials …

Review of cooling techniques using phase change materials for enhancing efficiency of photovoltaic power systems

SS Chandel, T Agarwal - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
A significant fraction of the solar radiation falling on photovoltaic (PV) panels gets converted
into heat thus reducing the efficiency of photovoltaic power plants. Generally the …

Implementation of phase change materials for thermal regulation of photovoltaic thermal systems: Comprehensive analysis of design approaches

S Nižetić, M Jurčević, D Čoko, M Arıcı, AT Hoang - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This work was focused on the investigation of various photovoltaic thermal (PVT) solar
collector designs incorporating phase change materials (PVT-PCM systems) as suitable …

Photovoltaic panel integrated with phase change materials (PV-PCM): technology overview and materials selection

T Ma, Z Li, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, the utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) in photovoltaic (PV)
module for thermal regulation has attracted wide attention in this field, as the hybrid PV-PCM …

State-of-the-art review on performance enhancement of photovoltaic/thermal system integrated with phase change materials

Y Xiao, P Huang, G Wei, L Cui, C Xu, X Du - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies have attracted great attention and have been
widely studied in recent years. Taking phase change material (PCM) as the cooling and …

Year-round performance analysis of a photovoltaic panel coupled with phase change material

J Zhao, T Ma, Z Li, A Song - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Phase change material (PCM) is in employed in photovoltaic (PV) system for thermal
regulation and efficiency improvement. The hybrid system is named as a PV-PCM system …

Recent progress in photovoltaic thermal phase change material technology: A review

L Gao, X Zhang, W Hua - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic, as an emerging technology, has become an alternative to traditional fossil
energy to provide energy. At present, the electrical efficiency of photovoltaic modules can …