فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

The solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation has gained the popularity over the years with reduction in cost of manufacturing of solar cells. However, the performance of solar cells degrades with absorption of solar radiation and consequent rise in its temperature. Thus, thermal management of the PV modules that utilize some form of cooling to maintain operating temperature of cells nearer to ambient has been the object of research for some years. The cooling methods include passive cooling, active cooling and the combination of both passive and active cooling methods. This paper initially deliberates on different commercially employed solar cells and the ill-effect of increase in temperature on their performance. It is followed by the comprehensive review of literature pertaining to cooling of solar panels covering all the proposed methods to bring out state of the art in this field. The review would be useful in making the right decision while selecting the suitable method of cooling depending on local climatic conditions, economical alternatives and the resources available. It would be equally useful for the researchers working in the field to take up research on innovative, economical and sustainable cooling solutions for PV modules.