Canal top solar PV with reflectors

Solar energy is one of the most abundant sources of renewable energy. This solar energy can be extracted by PV system. Different methods for PV installation are roof top PV system, dam top PV system; floating PV, canal top PV system etc. In canal top system, PV panels are placed above the water cana...

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Published in:	2016 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors:	Augustin, Deethumol, Chacko, Rani, Jacob, Joffie
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01-12-2016
Subjects:	Azimuth canal top solar PV concentrating PV (CPV) Irrigation Land surface temperature photovoltaic solar panel cooling solar panel temperature Solar panels Solar radiation Sun Temperature measurement
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Summary:	Solar energy is one of the most abundant sources of renewable energy. This solar energy can be extracted by PV system. Different methods for PV installation are roof top PV system, dam top PV system; floating PV, canal top PV system etc. In canal top system, PV panels are placed above the water canal which saves installation area and reduces evaporation loss. In this paper canal top PV system with reflectors in the inter array spacing are studied. To get uniform availability of light and to avoid shading on the panels, tilt angle of the panel, inter array spacing and orientation of the reflectors are calculated optimally. Experimental results obtained from the mini model setup are shown to confirm the validity of the design procedure and the effectiveness of the proposed system.
DOI:	10.1109/PEDES.2016.7914465