Development Of Low Cost Integrated Solar Panel Holder To Increase Solar PV Panel Efficiency

Zakaria, Mohamad Noorsalem (2019) Development Of Low Cost Integrated Solar Panel Holder To Increase Solar PV Panel Efficiency. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

Text (24 Pages) Development Of Low Cost Integrated Solar Panel Holder To Increase Solar PV Panel Efficiency.pdf - Submitted Version Download (505kB)

Abstract

Malaysia climate is categorized as equatorial which is being hot and cold through the year. The problem when facing this extreme temperature when a car was parked directly under the sun, the temperature inside the car cabin can reach up to 60˚C. This extreme temperature clearly not suitable for human being. Various problem will arise due to this extreme temperature inside the car such as vulnerable to heat stroke and damage to the interior compartment. The aim of this project to develop an integrated solar panel holder to increase the solar PV efficiency and to be used together with ventilator fan that are powered by the solar panel to remove the heat that are trapped inside the car cabin. Besides that, the different between using solar tracker and without solar tracker will be analysed to see which method is more efficient to be used. This experiment will be run on Proton Saga and the project testing will be run from 11.00am until 4.00pm in the same area with the same condition at Taman Ayer Keroh Height, Malacca. This project was divided into two cases which are using a single ventilator fan for the first case and two ventilator fans for the second case and the thermocouple was place on four position inside the car cabin for more data to be acquire. As a result, after using the solar tracker the temperature manages to reduce up to 41.07˚C compare to the solar panel that are not using solar tracker only manage to reduce the temperature until 43.08 ˚C. This indicates an increase in efficiency of 4.67%.

Actions (login required)

View Item