Impact of Active and Passive Cooling on Photovoltaic Modules Performance’s

Authors A. Ghellab1, M. Abderrezek2
Affiliations

1Laboratory of Applied Energies and Materials, Faculty of Sciences and the Technology, Ouled Aissa BP 98, University of Jijel, Algeria

2Unité de Développement des Equipements Solaires, UDES, Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables, CDER, Tipaza 42004, Algeria

Е-mail mahfoud_cbi@yahoo.fr
Issue Volume 18, Year 2026, Number 1
Dates Received 03 October 2025; revised manuscript received 17 February 2026; published online 25 February 2026
Citation A. Ghellab, M. Abderrezek, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 18 No 1, 01034 (2026)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.18(1).01034
PACS Number(s) 73.50.Pz, 88.40.jp
Keywords Solar cell (51) , Passive cooling, Active cooling, Arduino (8) , Efficiency (24) .
Annotation

The limitation of the efficiency of photovoltaic modules comes mainly from the thermal or optical (transmission) losses. Overheating of silicon photovoltaic panels due to excessive solar radiation and high ambient temperatures is a major problem. This paper focuses on analyzing the effect of heat losses on photovoltaic module performance. In order to determine the electrically sensible parameter that is the cause of the degradation in solar cell performance as a function of temperature, we will first conduct a simulation study to investigate the effects of temperature on the physical and electrical characteristics of PV modules. Following this, we conducted an experimental study to demonstrate the significance of an active cooling system in comparison to a passive one. A circuit based on the Arduino board has been developed to automate this cooling procedure.

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