Machines. Technologies. Materials.
Vol. 19 (2025), Issue 9, pg(s) 314-321

TECHNOLOGIES

Effect of nano coating and nano fluid on photovoltaic module performance

  • 1 Engineering Faculty, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan

Abstract

Recent researches have shown that Nano-coating materials play a vital role in improving the performance of the PV cell operation, enhancing the life span and reducing its surface temperature. In addition to that, the Nano-coating can achieve many benefits such as making a smoother surface, stronger and less adhesive of externous on the surface of PV panel. In this work, the effect of nanomaterials coating using Titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide and Nano fluid Titanium dioxide on performance and temperature of PV cell when coated by these Nano particles separately with different thicknesses (0.5μm, 50μm,100μm and 300μm). To achieve these objectives ANSYS software technology (version.1) was used. The results showed that there is a significant effect specifically when using TiO2 Nano fluid. The maximum improvements were when using Nano coating TiO2 and SiO2 which are (0.62%) and (0.135%), respectively, at thickness 300μm and ambient temperature16 ͦ C in case without externous particles. But the minimum improvement was with TiO2 and SiO2 of coating thickness 0.5μm which are (0.0937%) and (0.0937%), respectively, at ambient temperature 23 ͦ C in presence of dust. The results of TiO2 Nano fluid with concentration and flow rate which are (5%and 0.01 kg/s), respectively, showed that the maximum improvement was (39.88%) in case without externous particles at ambient temperature 23 ͦ C, but the minimum improvement was (37.84%) in case with dust at ambient temperature 16 ͦ C.

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