A comprehensive review of the current status, developments, and outlooks of heat pipe photovoltaic and photovoltaic/thermal systems

Y Gao, D Wu, Z Dai, C Wang, B Chen, X Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting energy from the sun is a promising technology to resolve the ongoing energy
crisis. Solar photovoltaic (PV) and photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems are mainstream solar …

Effects of cooling on performance of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar panels: A comprehensive review

K Bilen, İ Erdoğan - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The most important energy source in the world is the sun. This energy source can be
converted to electricity using photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar panels. PV/T solar panel …

Review of strategies to mitigate dust deposition on solar photovoltaic systems

G Vedulla, A Geetha, R Senthil - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been an increased focus on developing and utilizing renewable
energy resources due to several factors, including environmental concerns, rising fuel costs …

Low-temperature applications of phase change materials for energy storage: a descriptive review

JF Hinojosa, SF Moreno, VM Maytorena - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thermal storage is very relevant for technologies that make thermal use of solar energy, as
well as energy savings in buildings. Phase change materials (PCMs) are positioned as an …

A review on thermal energy storage using phase change materials for refrigerated trucks: Active and passive approaches

TB Umate, PD Sawarkar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
The environmental climate change during transporting frozen or chilled food required
temperature and humidity control inside the refrigerated container from its production or …

Numerical study of thermal and electrical performance of a new configuration of hybrid photovoltaic solar panel phase-change material cooling system

MA Alnakeeb, MAA Salam, MA Hassab… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The hybrid photovoltaic thermal with Phase change material (PVT-PCM) is intended to
supply thermal as well as electrical power at the same time. This dual function lowers the …

Design and experimental analysis of a parallel-flow photovoltaic-thermal air collector with finned latent heat thermal energy storage unit

EY Gürbüz, İ Şahinkesen, AD Tuncer, A Keçebaş - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, it is aimed to improve the performance of a photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) air
collector using finned latent heat thermal energy storage unit. In this regard, four different …

Experimental investigation on the characteristics of a controllable separate heat pipe-based cold storage temperature control system

W Liu, J Cao, T Hu, D Jiao, G Pei - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
PCM cold storage systems have been widely employed in household refrigerators due to
their economy and efficiency. However, the PCM heat transfer process is out of effective …

An experimental investigation on passive cooling of the photovoltaic panel using CuO nanofluid in a two-phase closed thermosyphon

A Acar, L Namli, E Ozbas - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2023 - Springer
The main goal of the study is to increase the photovoltaic (PV) panel's efficiency by applying
the two-phase closed thermosyphon system having CuO nanofluid, which is a heat pipe …

Two-phase flow visualization and heat transfer characteristics analysis in ultra-long gravity heat pipe

F Li, J Chen, J Cen, W Huang, Z Li, Q Ma, F Jiang - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ultra-long gravity heat pipe has a long heat transfer distance and narrow working fluid
flow channel within its tube. Due to these unique design features, the vapor–liquid counter …