PV CELL TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS BASED ON CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

2022-8
Youssef, Youssef Maged Mohamed Baligh
Climate change effects are on the rise due to greenhouse gas emission from the combustion of fossil fuels. The need to find alternative sustainable and renewable energy sources is of great importance. In Northern Cyprus, solar energy resources are abundant and must be utilized to provide energy security for the future and mitigate the effects of climate change. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are used to harness solar energy and produce electricity. The operating cell temperature of PV modules directly affects the overall performance of PV systems. Lower operating cell temperatures result in a higher module efficiency and therefore higher energy generation. Accurate estimation of the PV cell temperature is crucial to accurately assess the feasibility and economic viability of a PV power plant project. Several PV cell temperature estimation models are presented in the literature and are used in different applications for cell temperature estimation. PV cell temperature estimation models are investigated to assess the performance and reliability of the models specifically for Northern Cyprus weather conditions. Furthermore, environmental factors such as dust affect the performance of PV modules as dust layers cause the attenuation of sunlight which prevent the utilization of incident solar radiation by the PV modules. The accumulation of dust on PV modules is called soiling. The effect of soiling on the performance of PV modules is investigated.

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Citation Formats
Y. M. M. B. Youssef, “PV CELL TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS BASED ON CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.