Planar heat pipes reduce peak temperatures by up to 32 C in PV cooling tests

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news at 03 Nov, 09:53 UTC

An international research team has tested five planar heat pipe designs for PV module cooling, achieving peak surface temperature reductions of 8 C to 32 C. The researchers estimated that active water cooling could increase annual electricity generation by 2.2% to 3.6% under conditions in Riyadh…

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• T2Planar heat pipes reduce peak temperatures by up to 32 C in PV cooling testsUtility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news03 Nov, 09:53