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Abstract

Since their invention, photovoltaic (PV) cells haveundergone significant technological advancements, emerging asone of the most accessible sources of clean energy with aneffectively infinite fuel supply. However, PV technologycontinues to face a critical challenge; a decline in efficiency asoperating temperatures rise above 25 °C. This research aims tomitigate the impact of elevated temperatures on PV panels byinvestigating the phase change materials (PCMs) fortemperature control of the PV panels and release theirgenerated heat to PCMs as heat collection and temporarystorage units. Consequently, the heat can be then transferredfrom the temporary storage point to a long-term heat storage inZeolite materials through supply-air duct to enable forcedconvection heat transfer via moving air. Furthermore, thisresearch also explores the maximum power point tracking(MPPT) algorithms to harvest the maximum electrical powerfrom the PV panels and then regulate this power to integratewith a DC microgrid of 48V by controlling power electronicconverters at various environmental and operational conditions.The proposed demonstration offers a cheap and effectivesolution to regulate the PV’s temperature to achieve optimalperformance and storing the excess heat for other domesticapplications. It is also modular to accommodate different energyaspects as battery storage or fuel cells and allows for peer-topeerselling of energies.

Publication Date

2025-09-02

Event

UPEC 60th International Universities Power Engineering Conference

Publication Title

Proceedings of UPEC 60th International Universities Power Engineering Conference

Publisher

IEEE

ISBN

979-8-3315-6520-6/25/

Deposit Date

2025-12-12

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