Enhancing PV Cell's electrical efficiency using phase change material with copper foam matrix and multi-walled carbon nanotubes as passive cooling method

• Main Authors: Abdulmunem, Abdulmunem R., Mohd. Samin, Pakharuddin, Abdul Rahman, Hasimah, Hussien, Hashim A., Mazali, Izhari Izmi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93180/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.07.037

The performance of a photovoltaic panel in generating electricity is adversely affected by the increase in the photovoltaic cell's temperature. This paper proposed a passive cooling method using copper foam matrix in the photovoltaic panel's phase change material with multi-walled carbon n...