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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies for Sustainable Electricity Generation

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 2096

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore 641407, Tamil Nadu, India
Interests: solar photovoltaics; sustainability; energy; nanofluids; heat transfer; solar energy; energy storage; fuels

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1. Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
2. Faculty of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt
Interests: solar desalination; energy storage; sustainability
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Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India
Interests: energy; solar photovoltaics; energy storage; power generation

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Department of Computer Science Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore 641407, Tamil Nadu, India
Interests: artifcial intellegenece; Internet on Things; renewable energy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Based on your research achievements, the Guest Editors are inviting you to contribute an original research paper or a short communication, or a comprehensive review article for publication in a Special Issue of “Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies for Sustainable Electricity Generation” (IF = 3.251; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability).

The rapid increase in global energy use has already resulted in severe concerns with regard to energy shortages and environmental contamination. In recent years, increased public awareness of climate change and the pollution caused by fossil fuels has already sparked a surge in interest in the field of renewable power production. In addition to being one of the most important parts of renewable energy, solar energy is also extensively employed in a variety of applications in the home and in industrial, rural, and transportation sectors. Solar energy is regarded to be both renewable and ecologically sustainable.

There is an emphasis on dissemination of research findings on the most recent advances in science and technology in all fields of photovoltaics (PV) for sustainable power generation, and this Special Issue will do just that.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Advanced PV technologies for sustainable power generation
  • AI interfaced PV technologies
  • IOT in photovoltaics
  • Climate changes on power generation using solar photovoltaics
  • Nanomaterials for solar cells for efficient power generation
  • Electric vehicles integrated photovoltaics
  • Off-grid power generation using renewable energy technologies
  • Thermal management of photovoltaics for efficient electricity generation

Prof. Dr. RaviShankar Sathyamurthy
Prof. Dr. Abd Elnaby Kabeel
Prof. Dr. R. Velraj
Prof. Dr. M. Akila
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • solar power generation
  • solar energy
  • renewable energy resources
  • sustainability, photovoltaics

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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Photovoltaic/Thermal Systems: Parameter Analysis and Determination of Optimum Flow
by Bin Yan, Qiuxuan Wu, Xiaoni Chi, Chenxi Wu, Ping Luo, Yanbin Luo and Pingliang Zeng
Sustainability 2022, 14(16), 10156; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610156 - 16 Aug 2022
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Abstract
The emergence of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology has effectively solved the problem of high temperature and low electrical efficiency of photovoltaic cells, and significantly improved the utilization rate of solar energy. At present, improving the thermoelectric performance of PV/T systems is a research hotspot. [...] Read more.
The emergence of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology has effectively solved the problem of high temperature and low electrical efficiency of photovoltaic cells, and significantly improved the utilization rate of solar energy. At present, improving the thermoelectric performance of PV/T systems is a research hotspot. The effects of operating parameters such as inlet temperature, solar radiation, ambient temperature, and coolant mass flow rate, are investigated through numerical simulations. An experimental platform is built to verify the effectiveness of the three-dimensional numerical model. It is found that when the solar radiation changes from 800 W/m2 to 1000 W/m2, the increase rate in thermal efficiency will obviously slow down. When the coolant mass flow rate is increased from 60 to 320 L/h, the thermal efficiency is raised by 8.24%. For each 40 L/h increase in mass flow rate, the electrical efficiency increased by 0.047%. However, when the mass flow rate is too large, the increase in electrical and thermal efficiency gradually decreases. Orthogonal experiments and analysis of variance (ANOVA) are used to study the effects of each parameter and parameter combination on overall efficiency. The results show that ambient temperature has the greatest effect, followed by inlet temperature. Finally, the mathematical model of overall efficiency is established, and the coolant mass flow control formula is proposed. This formula can determine the optimal flow rate according to different environmental conditions, so that the system can operate under the optimal flow rate at all times and maximize the thermoelectric efficiency. Experimental results show that flow control increases the overall energy gain by 2.5% compared with the optimal constant mass flow. Full article
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