Xuan Cuong Ngo
School of Engineering and Technology, Hue University, Hue

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Modeling and Experimental Studies on Water Spray Cooler for Commercial Photovoltaic Modules Xuan Cuong Ngo; Nhu Y Do; Quoc Vuong Dang
International Journal of Renewable Energy Development Vol 11, No 4 (2022): November 2022
Publisher : Center of Biomass & Renewable Energy, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ijred.2022.46209

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This paper presents modeling and experimental studies on water spray coolers for commercial photovoltaic modules. This paper has compared the energy yield of four photovoltaic commercial modules that were installed with a fixed tilt angle being equal to the local latitude in central Vietnam, including one photovoltaic module using a water spray cooler and three photovoltaic modules without cooling. Experimental results on sunny days have been shown that the energy yield difference between four PV modules under the same working condition is lower than 1%. In addition, on sunny days when the set working temperature of the water spray cooler is 45 °C, the average improvement efficiency of a photovoltaic module using a water spray cooler compared to three reference photovoltaic modules is 2.64%, 3.83%, and 6.18%, for an average of 4.22%. A simple thermal–electrical model of a photovoltaic module with a water spray cooler has been developed and tested. The normalized root mean square error between simulated and measured results of photovoltaic module power output on a sunny day without cooling and with water spray cooler reached 6.5% and 8.5%, respectively. The obtained results are also demonstrated that the reasonableness of the simple thermal–electrical model of the photovoltaic module with water spray cooler and the feasibility of a cooling system is improved to increase the efficiency of the photovoltaic module. In addition, they can be considered as a basis for new experimental models in the future.
The Impact of Electrical Energy Consumption on the Payback Period of a Rooftop Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System: A case Study from Vietnam Xuan Cuong Ngo; Nhu Y Do
International Journal of Renewable Energy Development Vol 11, No 2 (2022): May 2022
Publisher : Center of Biomass & Renewable Energy, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ijred.2022.42981

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Recently, the use of small-scale grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) systems for households has been growing in Vietnam. The installation of a rooftop GCPV system provides many benefits to households, such as lowering monthly electricity bills, reducing absorbed heat of the building, and creating additional income by penetrating electric power to the grid. However, the technical issues of the payback period is complicated and requires a lot of considerations. The main goal of this study is to develop a computational model and investigate the effect of electrical energy consumption on the payback period of rooftop GCPV systems. A case study is used in this study to create a model of a rooftop GCPV system for households in north-central Vietnam under feed-in tariff (FiT) schemes. The results show that the investment rate and electrical energy consumption of the installed household have a strong influence on the payback period of the GCPV system. In the case of the lowest investment rate of 666.4 USD/kWp, the fastest payback period is 43 months for households consuming all of the generating energy of the GCPV system, and the longest payback period is 131 months for households that do not use electricity, implying that all of the generating energy of the GCPV system is connected and sold to the distribution grid. The research findings will actively assist in calculating the installed capacity suitable for households in order to have the most suitable payback period while also assisting policymakers in the future in setting a reasonable rate of feed-in tariff for rooftop GCPV systems
Modeling and Experimental Studies on Water Spray Cooler for Commercial Photovoltaic Modules Xuan Cuong Ngo; Nhu Y Do; Quoc Vuong Dang
International Journal of Renewable Energy Development Vol 11, No 4 (2022): November 2022
Publisher : Center of Biomass & Renewable Energy, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ijred.2022.46209

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This paper presents modeling and experimental studies on water spray coolers for commercial photovoltaic modules. This paper has compared the energy yield of four photovoltaic commercial modules that were installed with a fixed tilt angle being equal to the local latitude in central Vietnam, including one photovoltaic module using a water spray cooler and three photovoltaic modules without cooling. Experimental results on sunny days have been shown that the energy yield difference between four PV modules under the same working condition is lower than 1%. In addition, on sunny days when the set working temperature of the water spray cooler is 45 °C, the average improvement efficiency of a photovoltaic module using a water spray cooler compared to three reference photovoltaic modules is 2.64%, 3.83%, and 6.18%, for an average of 4.22%. A simple thermal–electrical model of a photovoltaic module with a water spray cooler has been developed and tested. The normalized root mean square error between simulated and measured results of photovoltaic module power output on a sunny day without cooling and with water spray cooler reached 6.5% and 8.5%, respectively. The obtained results are also demonstrated that the reasonableness of the simple thermal–electrical model of the photovoltaic module with water spray cooler and the feasibility of a cooling system is improved to increase the efficiency of the photovoltaic module. In addition, they can be considered as a basis for new experimental models in the future.