Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Combined Cooling and Tracking Solar PV System

Authors

  • Peter Asigri Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
  • Daniel Kwegyir Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
  • Francis Boafo Effah Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
  • Osei-Mensah Osei-Mensah Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah
  • Nana K. K. Ofori-Yeboah Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
  • Elikplim K. Senya Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

Keywords:

solar PV system, solar tracking, solar panel cooling, Arduino microcontroller

Abstract

The performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems is constrained mainly by two physical quantities: irradiance and temperature. The irradiance depends on the position of the sun at any given time. To achieve optimum performance of PV installations, PV modules ought to be positioned appropriately to receive optimum irradiance. Also, at extremely high temperatures, the performance of the PV modules is negatively affected; hence there is also the need to cool PV modules in operation. This work designed and implemented a low-cost combined cooling and tracking solar PV system to improve the performance of a fixed-mounted PV module. The results obtained are compared to that of a fixed-mounted PV panel. The results showed that including a combined tracking and cooling system in the fixed PV installation improved its performance significantly in terms of power produced

 

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Author Biographies

Peter Asigri, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

 

 

Daniel Kwegyir, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

 

 

Francis Boafo Effah, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

 

 

Osei-Mensah Osei-Mensah, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah

 

 

Nana K. K. Ofori-Yeboah, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

 

 

Elikplim K. Senya, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

 

 

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Asigri, P. ., Kwegyir, D. ., Effah, F. B. ., Osei-Mensah, O.-M., Ofori-Yeboah, N. K. K. ., & Senya, E. K. . (2023). Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Combined Cooling and Tracking Solar PV System. ADRRI Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(1 (6), April, 2022-June), 1-18. Retrieved from https://journals.adrri.org/index.php/adrrijet/article/view/1022

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (6), April, 2022-June (2023)

Section

Article