Author : Amit Sahay, V.K. Sethi, A.C. Tiwari and Mukesh Pandey

Ground-coupled central panel cooling system (GC-CPCS) is a system developed to cool the solar PV panels. This system has been designed at Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India and prototype testing is done. There are several experiments performed for the cooling of solar PV panels. This paper highlights the attributes and novelty of GC-CPCS and how well it compares with the other systems. It also evaluates the commercial viability of GC-CPCS.

Keywords: Ground coupled central panel cooling system (GC-CPCS); Economy; Cost benefit analysis; Commercial viability

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.7, No.5 (Sept/Oct 2017)