Recent advances on the applications of phase change materials for solar collectors, practical limitations, and challenges: A critical review

A Mourad, A Aissa, Z Said, O Younis, M Iqbal… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is the most serious problem humanity faces in the twenty-first century. To
avoid additional global warming, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and toward …

Recent advancements in solar photovoltaic tracking systems: An in-depth review of technologies, performance metrics, and future trends

HA Kazem, MT Chaichan, AHA Al-Waeli, K Sopian - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar tracking systems (TS) improve the efficiency of photovoltaic modules by dynamically
adjusting their orientation to follow the path of the sun. The target of this paper is, therefore …

Carbon nanotubes/paraffin wax nanocomposite for improving the performance of a solar air heating system

NA Habib, AJ Ali, MT Chaichan, M Kareem - Thermal Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study aims to demonstrate the possibility of taking advantage of the high solar radiation
in Iraq effectively in heating the air for worming rooms and buildings in winter. The optimal …

Performance of a photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator panel in combination with various solar tracking systems

TWB Riyadi, M Effendy, BR Utomo… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic cells have been widely used to harvest solar energy resources. However, their
efficiency still needs to be improved as they are rarely designed to consider the sun's heat …

Evaluation of the impact of different composite phase change materials on reduction in temperature and enhancement of solar panel efficiency

D Govindasamy, A Kumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The amount of electricity produced by a solar panel is very sensitive to the temperature at
which it is operating. The higher the temperature of a Photovoltaic system, the lower the …

The impact of government subsidy on photovoltaic enterprises independent innovation based on the evolutionary game theory

X Zhang, Q Zhu, X Li, Y Pan - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving a green, low-carbon economy necessitates clarifying the impacts of government
photovoltaic (PV) subsidies on enterprise independent innovation in China. This study …

Preparation and performance analysis of phase change microcapsule/epoxy resin composite phase change material

P Cheng, K Wei, W Shi, J Shi, S Wang, B Ma - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Preparation of phase change materials with higher heat resistance is of great significance
for their popularization and application. In this study, based on phase-change microcapsules …

Alternative designs and technological advancements of phase change material integrated photovoltaics: A state-of-the-art review

MK Sharma - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics (PV) is the most established renewable energy technology of sunrays to
electricity conversion, which converts only a fraction of the solar radiation to electricity. The …

Photovoltaic farms—economic efficiency of investments in north-east Poland

Z Brodziński, K Brodzińska, M Szadziun - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The abandonment of conventional sources in favor of energy from renewable energy
sources (RES) has a global dimension, and the dynamic increase in the share of energy …

Numerical study of nanocomposite phase change material-based heat sink for the passive cooling of electronic components

A Arshad, M Jabbal, H Faraji… - Heat and mass …, 2024 - Springer
The current two-dimensional (2D) numerical study presents the melting phenomenon and
heat transfer performance of the nanocomposite phase change material (NCPCM) based …