Thermo-electrical performance enhancement of photovoltaic / phase change material systems using copper foam matrix with multi-walled carbon nanotubes additives

• Main Author: A-Ulmunem, Al-Samaraie Abdulmunem Raad
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102250/1/AlSamaraieAbdulmunemPSKM2021.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/102250/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:149279

Like all other semiconductor devices, photovoltaic (PV) panels are sensitive to temperature. High temperature reduces the bandgap of a semiconductor, thereby increasing the energy of the electrons in the material. The panels’ temperature can be reduced using phase change material (PCM), which works...