A Method Proposal to Increase the Efficiency of Photovoltaic Panels Integrated to Buildings in Both Cold and Hot Seasons
Abstract
One of the biggest parts in world energy consumption belongs to buildings. Therefore, building designers are increasingly concerned with energy problems and turning to renewable energy sources. The most widely used systems in renewable energy use in buildings are photovoltaic panels. Studies on the efficiency of photovoltaic panels and the parameters that affect them continue today. One of the factors affecting the energy production of photovoltaic panels is panel temperature. There are many studies in the literature that have tried different methods for cooling panels that are overheated under intense radiation. In this study, with the “Thermoelectric Effect” method, it is aimed to increase the panel efficiency by solving both the heating problem of the photovoltaic panels used in buildings during the summer seasons and the snowfall of the panels in the winter seasons. In the study, experiments were made on the pilot model, and the applicability of the method was shown with the calculations made in the light of the results.
Keywords
Solar radiation, energy, photovoltaic panel, overheating, thermoelectric module, efficiency
Thanks
No assistance was received from any institution or organization in the study. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics committee permission was not required for the study.
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