Passive cooling with porous materials for PV modules

Researchers in the Middle East have proposed a new passive technology to cool off solar modules, based on highly conductive porous materials.A research group from the Jordan University of Science and Technology and the Australian College of Kuwait have developed a new passive cooling technique for solar modules. The method is based on the use of an open-ended channel, partly filled with an isotropic porous material, with constant thermo-physical properties attached to the backside of the panels. "The main purpose of using porous material is to extend the heat transfer area by increasing the solid-fluid ...

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