BIOMIMICRY IN PV PANELS (OPTIMIZATION OF SOLAR TRACKERS USING WATER FLOW DOUBLE GLAZING TECHNIQUE)

Abstract

This research addresses the drawbacks of conventional technological arrangements of solar parks and the major causes of failure that occur due to lesser advancements in the arrangements of PV Panels in Solar Plants. The comparison of old and new techniques (idle arrangement to solar tracking PV Panels that can automatically detect the maximum irradiance and can track the Sun light for maximum possible output and enhanced cooling technique such as water flow double glazing technique) are made in this work. The existing system and the proposed system are compared with each other, and the results can considerably increase in the annual plant capacity of the existing system. The proposed technique can help maximizing the overall production of a solar plant. The Quaid-e-Azam solar park was taken as a case study which was initially designed to produce 100MW initially but is only producing 18MW. Certain enhancements that are needed to maximize the plant capacity are proposed under the scope of this research along with design implementation and results. The design aspects of the plant that are linked with the overall production enhancement are the main concern of this research. WFDG (Water Flow Double Glazing) technique is proposed to increase the electrical efficiency of PV Panels by maintaining the temperature of PV Panel to (30-35) oC. This WFDG technique is implemented in this research to maximize the efficiency of PV Panels in Solar Trackers.