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On the Possibility of Cooling and Cleaning the Surface of a Photovoltaic Battery Using the Venturi Effect

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The results of an anhydrous cleaning and cooling model of a photovoltaic battery (PVB) using the Venturi effect are presented. The Venturi tube is a truncated cone, the speed of air movement in which depends on its height and the ratio of the areas of bases δ. The highest air flow rate is achieved at 1 < δ ≤ 1.5. The limiting temperature of PVB cooling is practically independent of the pipe height. Air flow generated by the Venturi tube removes medium and fine dirt particles.

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The study was carried out on budget financing by the Ministry of Innovation and Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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Dyskin, V.G. On the Possibility of Cooling and Cleaning the Surface of a Photovoltaic Battery Using the Venturi Effect. Appl. Sol. Energy 57, 507–509 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X21060074

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