Computational Analysis of Nanofluid Cooling of

High Concentration Photovoltaic Cells

Presented By
 Abhinav Krishnan TK-04
 Akshay Murali -10
 Dhilshad Ali KK -23
Introduction
Concentrated Solar PV cells are used to produce electricity by photovoltaic effect
Fresnel lens are used to concentrate sunlight and increase the Solar Energy per unit area
Nanofluids are mixtures of nanoparticles and water having optimised thermal properties
Nanoparticle are particles at Nanometer level
Solar PV Cells efficiency varies with the Temperature of the cell
Nanofluids is used as coolant to avoid overheating and respective malfunctioning of the
PV cells
Literature Review
• Sala, G., 1989, discussed cooling of solar cells, considering passive cooling through
radiation, natural convection and conduction, as well as forced liquid cooling.
• Royne provided a comprehensive review of cooling techniques for CPV systems and
compared different types of cooling devices with applications on single, linear, and
densely packed cells.
• More recently, Michele reviewed the use of micro- and Nano-technologies for CPV
cooling, focusing on the use of nanofluids for natural convection and micro heat pipe
cooling
Objectives
Simulate Nanofluid cooling on Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic Cells
Analysis of PV cell efficiency using various Nanofluids and flowrate
Devise an experimental model
Maximize the working efficiency of a Solar PV cell
Methodology
• Simulation using ANSYS fluent.
• Fabrication of an Experimental setup.
• Assemblage of data about standard solar PV cells-and their efficiency, Nanofluids and
their thermal properties