US 12,341,471 B2
Cooling system for solar photovoltac panels
Chaouki Ghenai, Sharjah (AE); Fahad Faraz Ahmad, Sharjah (AE); Oussama Rejeb, Sharjah (AE); Maamar Bettayeb, Sharjah (AE); and Abdul Kadir Hamid, Sharjah (AE)
Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH, Sharjah (AE)
Filed by University of Sharjah, Sharjah (AE)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/573,034.
Prior Publication US 2023/0223901 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H02S 40/42 (2014.01); H02S 10/12 (2014.01); H02S 20/22 (2014.01); H02S 50/00 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 40/425 (2014.12) [H02S 10/12 (2014.12); H02S 20/22 (2014.12); H02S 50/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooling system facilitating thermal management in a solar photovoltaic (PV) module, said system comprising:
an exhaust fan, wherein the exhaust fan is operatively coupled to an outlet of a central air conditioning module, said outlet configured to carry waste air from the central air conditioning module,
a supporting structure placed at a pre-defined distance in front of the exhaust fan, said supporting structure configured to support one or more solar panels such that a back unit of each of the one or more solar panels faces a front portion of the exhaust fan, with no additional mechanical structure in between, allowing exhaust air to spread freely from right and left sides, which are kept open in order not to restrict the path of airflow; and
wherein the one or more solar panels are tilted at a predefined angle relative to the horizon and a predefined azimuth from the South configured to provide maximum surface area of the back units of the one or more solar panels, such that the one or more solar panels are directly in front of the exhaust fan, and wherein said exhaust fan being configured to direct the waste air and surrounding air towards the back units of the one or more solar panels, thereby reducing the operating temperature of the one or more solar panels.