Determining the value of cooling in photovoltaics for enhanced energy yield

摘要

Methods for cooling photovoltaic (PV) modules to increase their output have been proposed several times in the literature. Most of these reports describe the increase in power output achieved, but they rarely comment on the economic cost-benefit proposition. Where the economics have been considered, this has been based on measurements for the authors' specific PV system at a specific site. This means the economics are not easily interpreted for other systems at other sites.