@Article{, title={Methodologies Employed to Cool Photovoltaic Modules for Enhancing Efficiency: A Review}, author={Harith M. Ali and Ahmed K. Abbas and Wisam M. Salih}, journal={Anbar Journal of Engineering Sciences مجلة الأنبار للعلوم الهندسية}, volume={13}, number={2}, pages={49-62}, year={2022}, abstract={Photovoltaic cells are one of the renewable energy sources that have been employed toproduce electrical energy from solar radiation falling on them, but not all incident radiate willproduce electrical energy, part of those radiate cause the panel temperature to rise, reducingits efficiency and its operational life, unless an attempt is made to employ one of thetraditional cooling methods or innovating other methods to cooling it to reduce this effect,which it represented in the active and passive cooling method. In fact, it is difficult to comparethe active method with the passive method, as each method has its Advantages anddisadvantages that may suit one region without another. But in general, there are basic factorsthrough which at least a comparison between the two methods can be made. Relatively thepassive method is less expensive, in addition to no need for additional parts such as pumpsand controllers, there is no energy consumption because it does not require power. But it isless effective and efficient than the active method, while the active method has the ability todisperse the heat higher than the passive method. However, it necessitates the use ofelectricity and is frequently costlier than the passive strategy. In this review, the mostcommon active and passive cases were reviewed, and the pros and cons of each case aresummarized in discussion due to the difficulty to list them. The review recommends thatfuture studies should focus on active water cooling and heat-sink, both of which are viablecooling strategies.

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