International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

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Energy and exergy analysis of a solar photovoltaic module performance under the Sahelian Environment

Ahmed Sidibba
  • Ahmed Sidibba
  • Laboratoire d’Electronique Informatique Télécommunications et Energies Renouvelables, (UGB), Saint-Louis, Sénégal.
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Diene Ndiaye
  • Diene Ndiaye
  • Laboratoire d’Electronique Informatique Télécommunications et Energies Renouvelables, (UGB), Saint-Louis, Sénégal.
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Diouma Kobor
  • Diouma Kobor
  • Laboratoire de Chimie et de Physique des Matériaux (LCPM), Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor, Ziguinchor, Sénégal.
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Menny El Bah
  • Menny El Bah
  • Unité Energies Renouvelables, Département Physique, Université de Nouakchott Al-Aasriya, Nouakchott, Mauritanie.
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Sidi Bouhamady
  • Sidi Bouhamady
  • Laboratoire d’Energétique Appliquée, Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
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  •  Received: 20 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 22 June 2018
  •  Published: 30 June 2018

Abstract

This work focuses on the performance study of a photovoltaic solar module based on energy and exergy analysis. The experimental data were obtained by precise measurements during a clear sky day March 20, 2018 and a cloudy day March 27, 2018 in the Laboratory of Chemistry and Materials Physics (LCPM) at the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor, Senegal (12° 34 N, 16° 16 E). Exergy, energy and power conversion efficiency were evaluated for the two days based on measured parameters such as solar intensity, ambient temperature and module temperature. We find that the exergy efficiency varies between 4.5 and 8.93%, the energy efficiency varies between 11.08 and 14.50% and the power conversion efficiency varies between 7.98 and 10.49% throughout the day in the clear sky. While for the cloudy day the exergy efficiency varies between 2.00 and 9.45%, the energy efficiency ranges from 12.41 and 14.5% and the power conversion efficiency varies between 8.93 and 10.46%.

Key words: Exergy, energy, photovoltaic module, performance analysis, efficiency, thermal exergy.

 

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