A review of passive cooling of photovoltaic devices

Our planet's ecosystems depend on the energy received from sun to form a bubble of life. Technically, other sources are converted solar energy. An effective way directly convert electricity is through photovoltaic devices. They could be manufactured small scales and used in pocket calculations up large power plants. These stations, known as farm, composed grid-connected arrays. The conventional cells' efficiency, ceiled by Shockley-Queisser limit, range 15%–25%. rest heat which would have detrimental influence production life span Hence, employing cooling systems regulate their operative temperature crucial. Passive technologies without consuming additional with little maintenance cost practical option. In this study, extensive work researchers applying passive techniques gathered compared. Also, study will shed light finding an appropriate technique concerning geographical or environmental conditions. Papers related each specific method discussed, challenges remained unsolved noted. Finally, most papers different conditions mentioned inventory makes comparison evaluation easier. Among six methods, natural air ventilation economically viable designing complex fin structures help enhance recommended for problems. case water cooling, floatovoltaics highly because supplementary advantages such reducing algae growth evaporation rate.