Li Hongyue Photovoltaic Panel

What is atmospheric water Harvester based photovoltaic panel cooling strategy?

The atmospheric water harvester based photovoltaic panel cooling strategy has little geographical constraint in terms of its application and has the potential to improve the electricity production of existing and future photovoltaic plants, which can be directly translated into less CO 2 emission or less land occupation by photovoltaic panels.

Can a sorption-based atmospheric water Harvester cool a photovoltaic panel?

In this report we demonstrate a new and versatile photovoltaic panel cooling strategy that employs a sorption-based atmospheric water harvester as an effective cooling component.

What is the utilisation efficiency of commercial photovoltaic panels?

The solar utilisation efficiency of commercial photovoltaic panels is typically below 25%. Here, we demonstrate a hybrid multi-generation photovoltaic leaf concept that employs a biomimetic transpiration structure made of eco-friendly, low-cost and widely-available materials for effective passive thermal management and multi-generation.

What happens if a PV panel does not have a cooling layer?

In the absence of the AWH cooling layer, within the first 30 min, the efficiency of the PV panel quickly dropped from 14.8 to 13.5%, 13.7 to 11.8% and 14 to 11.9% under sunlight irradiation of 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 kW m –2, respectively.

How many photovoltaic panels are installed worldwide?

Nature Sustainability 3, 636–643 (2020) Cite this article More than 600 GW of photovoltaic panels are currently installed worldwide, with the predicted total capacity increasing very rapidly every year.

How does a photovoltaic leaf work?

Furthermore, the photovoltaic leaf is capable of synergistically utilising the recovered heat to co-generate additional thermal energy and freshwater simultaneously within the same component, significantly elevating the overall solar utilisation efficiency from 13.2% to over 74.5%, along with over 1.1 L/h/m 2 of clean water.