10.1186/2251-6832-3-12

Enhancement of energy generation from two layer solar panels

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  • Pragya Sharma*1,
  • Tirumalachetty Harinarayana2,
  1. GERMI RIIC (Research and Innovation Centre), Gujarat, 382007, IN
  2. GERMI RIIC (Research and Innovation Centre), Gujarat, 382007, IN CSIR-NGRI (National Geophysical Research Institute), Hyderabad, 500007, IN
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Published in Issue 2012-07-17

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Sharma, P., & Harinarayana, T. (2012). Enhancement of energy generation from two layer solar panels. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 3(1 (December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/2251-6832-3-12
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Abstract

Abstract The enhancement of energy using solar photovoltaic in a limited space is important in urban areas due to increased land cost in the recent years. Although there exist different procedures and methodologies to focus the sunlight on solar panels, we have suggested a new approach to enhance the energy generation from the photovoltaic panels, i.e., by keeping the two layers of photovoltaic panels as collectors of energy one above the other with the same size and orientation. Our results of two layer solar panels have shown about 75% increase in efficiency as compared to a single layer solar panel. This study can also be extended to n number of photovoltaic layers piled up one above the other, if the cost economics are justified with respect to the land cost.

Keywords

  • Simulation,
  • PVSYST software program,
  • Efficiency,
  • Shade analysis,
  • Land cost
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