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  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
7,176 Views
20 Pages

Enhancement of PV Panel Power Production by Passive Cooling Using Heat Sinks with Perforated Fins

  • Sebastian Valeriu Hudișteanu,
  • Florin Emilian Țurcanu,
  • Nelu Cristian Cherecheș,
  • Cătălin George Popovici and ,
  • Marina Verdeș and
  • Iuliana Huditeanu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 November 2021

This paper presents a numerical model regarding the passive cooling of PV panels through perforated and non-perforated heat sinks. A typical PV panel was studied in a fixed position, tilted at 45 degrees from the horizontal with the wind direction to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Sustainability and Resilience of the Built Environments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,892 Views
19 Pages

Effect of Wind Direction and Velocity on PV Panels Cooling with Perforated Heat Sinks

  • Sebastian Valeriu Hudișteanu,
  • Florin Emilian Țurcanu,
  • Nelu-Cristian Cherecheș,
  • Cătălin-George Popovici and ,
  • Marina Verdeș,
  • Diana-Ana Ancaș and
  • Iuliana Hudișteanu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 September 2022

The numerical modeling of the effect of wind direction and velocity over the air cooling of PV panels with heat sinks is realized. During the study, a random PV panel with typical characteristics was analyzed for three different wind directions&mdash...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Sustainability and Resilience of the Built Environments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,605 Views
17 Pages

Numerical and Parametric Analysis for Enhancing Performances of Water Photovoltaic/Thermal System

  • Chaimae El Fouas,
  • Nelu Cristian Cherecheș,
  • Sebastian Valeriu Hudișteanu,
  • Bekkay Hajji and ,
  • Emilian Florin Țurcanu and
  • Monica Lilioara Cherecheș
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 January 2022

Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems are innovative cogeneration systems that ensure the cooling of photovoltaic (PV) backside and simultaneous production of electricity and heat. However, an effective cooling of the PV back is still a challenge that...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Sustainability and Resilience of the Built Environments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
741 Views
32 Pages

10 September 2026

Reliable photovoltaic (PV) monitoring requires meteorological inputs that remain interpretable through horizontal irradiance, module-plane irradiance, temperature, and electrical-output layers. This study evaluates a component-wise WRF–machine-...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Power Electronics Converters for Modern Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
592 Views
23 Pages

Development and Validation of a Physical Model Optimized by Evolutionary Algorithms for the Accurate Estimation of Cell Temperature in Photovoltaic Systems

  • Doroteya Dimitrova-Angelova,
  • Diego Carmona Fernández,
  • Manuel Calderón Godoy,
  • Juan Antonio Álvarez Moreno and
  • Juan Félix González González

9 May 2026

Accurate photovoltaic cell temperature estimation is critical for maximizing energy management and improving digital twin fidelity in building-integrated solar systems. Classical models, NOCT (Nominal Operating Cell Temperature), King, Skoplaki, and...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainable Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
99 Citations
9,668 Views
15 Pages

Thermal and Performance Analysis of a Photovoltaic Module with an Integrated Energy Storage System

  • Manel Hammami,
  • Simone Torretti,
  • Francesco Grimaccia and
  • Gabriele Grandi

25 October 2017

This paper is proposing and analyzing an electric energy storage system fully integrated with a photovoltaic PV module, composed by a set of lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4) flat batteries, which constitutes a generation-storage PV unit. The batterie...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Intelligence in Photovoltaic Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,987 Views
17 Pages

28 June 2025

Enhancing solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation is fundamental to achieving energy sustainability goals. However, elevated module temperatures can diminish photoelectric conversion efficiency and output power, impacting the safe and efficient oper...

(This article belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)