There are a variety of ways in which pv panel can be cooled.
Steg solar panel.
Heat transfer to the air takes place on the surface of the absorber through the metal absorber and behind the absorber.
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These solar panels are high efficiency 12 volt solar panels featuring sturdy aluminum frames and high transparency tempered glass tops.
This research proposes to design build and test a prototype steg to contribute to the further development of stegs as.
At present the lab efficiency for steg product is around 5 but has the potential to be doubled 10.
I used a peltier thermal electric cooler and a satellite dish to generate electricity.
Steg appears to be a candidate for both hybrid topping cycle or direct solar conversion enabled by a set of new materials with zt coefficients 1 and now approaching 2.
The product is called solar thermo electric generator steg and uses seebeck effect for heat to electricity conversion.
This video looks at solutions for cooling a solar panel if and when it gets too hot.
Just like pv this technology is also completely solid state which makes the resulting products both durable and reliable.
Thermoelectric generator steg the hot side is the solar absorber and the cold side is the heat sink.