EFFECT OF COMPONENTS ON A SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY

Özge Demir Basak, Bekir Sami Sazak

Abstract: Photovoltaic panels have some disadvantages such as high prices and unsatisfactory efficiencies. Studies about photovoltaic system efficiency have become important for decreasing total panel costs. Photovoltaic system’s efficiency depends on both panel structure and system components. System components changes with the characteristics of the system and includes electrical components, like accumulators, inverters, charge controllers, as well as solar cell structures like cell shape or cell material. To increase the efficiency of the system some components such as cooling systems, concentrators or sun tracking systems may integrate to photovoltaic system. This paper examines the components which increases the efficiency of a system mostly. Additionally optimum efficiency increasing components suggested with examples for different regions.

Keywords: Cooling, Efficiency, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy systems, Solar cell system

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0329002