Thermodynamic modeling of a seawater-cooled foldable PV panel system
Thermodynamic modeling of a seawater-cooled foldable PV panel system
Solar-powered systems can supply clean and sustainable energy for both service requirements and also for the propulsion of marine vessels. However, the restricted available area for photovoltaic panels and high setup costs inhibits the sufficient energy production for satisfying the whole needs of vessels. Due to the limited panel area that can be installed on the vessel, it is necessary to improve the system efficiency in order to obtain more power from the existing solar panel system. In this study, cooling solar panels from the back surface with seawater in an open loop cooling water circuit for a 527-W solar-powered system are investigated. In order to observe the effects of cooling the panels, thermodynamic modeling and analysis of a foldable photovoltaic panel set have been carried out. The result illustrates the potential of these systems as the power output difference of the panel set is more than the consumed power for cooling on above-specific irradiation conditions. The remaining power output, which would be up to 37% of the uncooled system, is high enough to be utilized to speed up the marine vessels or to increase their range.
PV panel, Seawater-cooling systems, Solar energy, Thermodynamic analysis
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Konur, Olgun
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Korkmaz, Suleyman Aykut
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Yuksel, Onur
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Gulmez, Yigit
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Erdogan, Anil
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Erginer, K. Emrah
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Colpan, Can Ozgur
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14 November 2019
Konur, Olgun
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Korkmaz, Suleyman Aykut
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Yuksel, Onur
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Gulmez, Yigit
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Erdogan, Anil
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Erginer, K. Emrah
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Colpan, Can Ozgur
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Konur, Olgun, Korkmaz, Suleyman Aykut, Yuksel, Onur, Gulmez, Yigit, Erdogan, Anil, Erginer, K. Emrah and Colpan, Can Ozgur
(2019)
Thermodynamic modeling of a seawater-cooled foldable PV panel system.
Dincer, Ibrahim, Colpan, Can Ozgur and Ezan, Mehmet Akif
(eds.)
In Environmentally-Benign Energy Solutions.
Springer Cham.
.
(doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20637-6_14).
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Abstract
Solar-powered systems can supply clean and sustainable energy for both service requirements and also for the propulsion of marine vessels. However, the restricted available area for photovoltaic panels and high setup costs inhibits the sufficient energy production for satisfying the whole needs of vessels. Due to the limited panel area that can be installed on the vessel, it is necessary to improve the system efficiency in order to obtain more power from the existing solar panel system. In this study, cooling solar panels from the back surface with seawater in an open loop cooling water circuit for a 527-W solar-powered system are investigated. In order to observe the effects of cooling the panels, thermodynamic modeling and analysis of a foldable photovoltaic panel set have been carried out. The result illustrates the potential of these systems as the power output difference of the panel set is more than the consumed power for cooling on above-specific irradiation conditions. The remaining power output, which would be up to 37% of the uncooled system, is high enough to be utilized to speed up the marine vessels or to increase their range.
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Published date: 14 November 2019
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7th Global Conference on Global Warming, GCGW 2018, , Izmir, Turkey, 2019-06-24 - 2019-06-28
Keywords:
PV panel, Seawater-cooling systems, Solar energy, Thermodynamic analysis
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Local EPrints ID: 487096
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/487096
ISSN: 1865-3529
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Olgun Konur
Author:
Suleyman Aykut Korkmaz
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Onur Yuksel
Author:
Yigit Gulmez
Author:
Anil Erdogan
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K. Emrah Erginer
Author:
Can Ozgur Colpan
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Ibrahim Dincer
Editor:
Can Ozgur Colpan
Editor:
Mehmet Akif Ezan
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