Seasonal variations in the operating temperature of silicon solar panels in southern Ghana

H. A. Koffi; V. C.K. Kakane; A. Kuditcher; A. F. Hughes; M. B. Adeleye; J. K.A. Amuzu

doi:10.1080/20421338.2015.1038006

Seasonal variations in the operating temperature of silicon solar panels in southern Ghana

H. A. Koffi, V. C.K. Kakane, A. Kuditcher, A. F. Hughes, M. B. Adeleye, J. K.A. Amuzu

Department of Physics

University of Ghana

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This work deals with the seasonal daily variation of the operating temperature of silicon solar panels under tropical atmospheric conditions, including high turbidity (Harmattan dust particles). Data was collected from March 2010 to July 2012 at Legon (0°11’08″ W, 5°39’04″ N) using a Davis wireless Vantage Pro2 Plus weather station monitored with the software WeatherLink®. While the ‘common outdoor’ operating temperature is usually set at 45 °C, it has been observed that during the harmattan season, the operating temperature of a solar panel can rise beyond 70°C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	485-490
Number of pages	6
Journal	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
Volume	7
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2015.1038006
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Crystalline silicon
Harmattan
Panel
Season
Solar
Temperature
Tropical

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