Phase change materials in solar photovoltaics applied in buildings: An overview

O Mahian, S Ghafarian, H Sarrafha, A Kasaeian… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Building sector is responsible for approximately 40% of global carbon dioxide emission.
Accordingly, any measures for reducing building energy consumption or providing it with …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical thermal analysis of multi-layered microchannel heat sink for concentrating photovoltaic application

I Al Siyabi, S Khanna, S Sundaram, T Mallick - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Concentrating photovoltaic has a major challenge due to the high temperature raised during
the process which reduces the efficiency of the solar cell. A multi-layered microchannel heat …

Aerodynamic heat utilization based on thermophotovoltaic-composite phase change material-thermoelectric hybrid system

Q Huang, Y Tao, Z Liu, Y He, H Ye - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
To efficiently utilize the aerodynamic heat of aircraft and achieve thermal protection effect, a
thermophotovoltaic-composite phase change material-thermoelectric (TPV-CPCM-TE) …

Annual performance study and optimization of concentrated photovoltaic-phase change material system

ZH Liu, YB Tao, Q Huang, H Ye, Y He - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) has the superiority of high efficiency and low cost. But the
waste heat generated in PV cell has great effect on its performance. To study and optimize …

Designing a cost-efficient BICPV for vertical facades: Simulation and experimental evaluation

S Ángel-Gómez, S Bernal-del Río, E Betancur… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Building-Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaics (BICPV) represent a promising
solution to address the energy needs of sustainable cities and urban infrastructures. To …

Effect of geometrical design on the latent heat cooling properties of a lightweight two-phase composite

IP Seetoh, D Jovin, CQ Lai - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Latent heat storage materials undergo phase changes to maintain a constant temperature
environment and are fast emerging as a passive “green” technology for thermal …

Electricity enhancement and thermal energy production from concentrated photovoltaic integrated with a 3-layered stacked micro-channel heat sink

IA Siyabi, S Khanna, T Mallick… - AIP Conference …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The thermal effectiveness of three types of heat sink hsssas been investigated
experimentally using a flexible kapton heater to simulate the generated heat from a CPV …

Effects of Phase Change Material on Solar Panel Power Output

AJ McConkey, E Nguyen, J Perlman… - 2020 Waste …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This report outlines a cost-effective, self-sustaining, and environmentally responsible
solution of passive cooling technologies in conjunction with a photovoltaic solar panel …