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Increasing photovoltaic (PV) cell temperature reduces the efficiency also PV cell durability. When the PV cell temperature is higher than its working condition, the PV cell efficiency decreases. The fundamental reason for this investigation is to moderate the PV panel temperature and keep it limited. The results of the overall study showed that when PCM and fin were used in conjunction with the PV panel, it was effective in keeping the PV panel temperature below 50 °C. Also, the use of fin and PCM has reduced the PV panel average temperature by 7–10 °C and this has increased the PV panel efficiency. The cooling system of fin and PCM has increased the PV panel efficiency by 1.4 to 4.6%.
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We would like to express our deep and sincere gratitude to my Guide Mr. S.R. Patil, Department of Mechanical Engineering, for guiding us to accomplish this project work. We are indeed grateful to him for providing the helpful suggestion, from time to time.
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Patil, S.S., Patil, S.R., Shedbale, A.B. (2021). Performance Improvement and Cooling of the Solar Photovoltaic Panel by Using Fin and PCM Integrated Fin. In: Pawar, P.M., Balasubramaniam, R., Ronge, B.P., Salunkhe, S.B., Vibhute, A.S., Melinamath, B. (eds) Techno-Societal 2020. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69925-3_15
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