An Effect of Water Cooling on Performance of 300 Wp Solar Panel

Solar energy is emerging as beneficial renewable energy sources and it is considered as the best choice to be implemented to realize net zero carbon emission target. Compare with other renewable energy systems, solar energy system is more proven technology which marking a pivotal shift in global power production technologies. Indonesia received average solar irradiation about 4.8 kW/m2/day. This huge solar energy potential has to be optimized in order to fulfill energy demand. In the present work, an effect of water cooling on performance of 300 watt peaks solar panel is investigated at different solar irradiation. The performance of the panel evaluated in terms of output current, output voltage, output power, and conversion efficiency. It can be concluded that PV panel cooling gives negative impact on performance of PV panel. The highest output power and conversion efficiency were found at the highest solar irradiation when the panel operated without cooling. The values of maximum power and maximum conversion efficiency are 254.96 W and 84.99%, accordingly.