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Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Fabrication of Carbon Material for Heat Dissipation in Solar Panel (태양광 패널 적용 방열용 탄소소재의 제조 및 열전달 수치해석)

  • Park, Hun-Su;Kang, Chul-Hee;Kim, Hong-Gun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.82-90
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    • 2019
  • This analysis demonstrates the effective removal of heat generated from a solar panel's output degradation factor solar cells (the solar panel's output deterioration factor), and solves the problems of oxidation and corrosion in existing metal heat sinks. The heat-dissipating test specimen was prepared using carbon materials; then, its thermal conductivity and its effectiveness in reducing temperatures were studied using heat transfer numerical analysis. As a result, the test specimen of the 30g/㎡ basis weight containing 80% of carbon fiber impregnated with carbon ink showed the highest thermal conductivity 6.96 W/(m K). This is because the surface that directly contacted the solar panel had almost no pores, and the conduction of heat to the panels appeared to be active. In addition, a large surface area was exposed to the atmosphere, which is considered advantageous in heat dissipation. Finally, numerical analysis confirmed the temperature reduction effectiveness of 2.18℃ in a solar panel and 1.08℃ in a solar cell, depending on the application of heat dissipating materials.

Experimental study for optimizing the thermal regulating system with phase change material on the photovoltaic panel (태양광패널 온도제어를 위한 PCM시스템 최적화에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Hyo-Jin;Chun, Jong-Han
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.273-278
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    • 2009
  • The experimental study is performed to investigate the optimum design of the system dissipating properly heat from the in-situ solar panel installed on site. For this purpose, six 12-Watts panels, which are set at the different conditions of the solar panels contained phase change material, changing the array of the aluminum fin and honeycomb at the back of the panel, are tested. PCM, which has $44^{\circ}C$ melting point, is chosen in this study. In order to enhance the thermal heat from the absorbed heat in PCM, finned aluminum plate is placed. Furthermore, Aluminum honeycomb is imbedded in the back container to find if it would improve the thermal conductivity of PCM. As a result, the solar panel, which is combined with honeycomb and outward fins with PCM instead of placing the fine inward, is showing the best performance in terms of controling panel temperature and efficiency.

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The Design and fabrication of food waste system

  • Yeo, Seok-ki;Kim, Gye-Kuk;Seo, Chang Ok
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.101-105
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    • 2016
  • After a weight-rate disposal system for food waste has been implemented we have to install the food waste system at all apartment. In this paper, we supplied electric energy to the food waste system using solar heat panels. The weight of the food waste is displayed on the LCD panel, and its price is calculated based on its weight. Since there would be some cases that touch-typed card can't be well recognized if it is contaminated by foreign material, we designed a recognition device by no-touch sensitive card reader to embody the food waste system. The food waste system was designed using a GUI(graphical user interface) so that users can easily understand it.

An Experimental Study on the Temperature Variation in Heat Storage Zone in the Honeycomb-covered Small Saltless Solar Pond (벌집형 소형 태양열 저장수조의 열저장층 내의 온도변화에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Pak, Ee-Tong;Hwang, Sung-Il;Hahn, Dong-Kyun
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 1989
  • This paper dealt with an experiments on temperature vairation in the heat storage zone due to change of vertical location (height) of sink diffuser and flow extraction in small saltless solar pond ($0.5{\times}0.5{\times}1.0M$), and the honeycomb device for this experimental purpose consisted of one-tired, sealed, and air filled by honeycomb panels. As results of experiments, 1) The storage zone was formed under lower region below the honeycomb device. 2) The higher vertical location of sink diffuser was placed, the more mixing phenomenon increased in the pond at steady flow extraction. 3) The more flow extraction increased, the more mixing phenomenon decreased at constant heat exchanger and variable flow extraction.

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A Study on the Fixed-Concentrating Hybrid Panel using Reflector (반사판을 이용한 고정식 집속형 복합 Panel에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Kiu-Jo;Kim, Wan-Tae;Lee, Tae-Ho;Yoo, Hung-Chul;Huh, Chang-Su
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2001
  • The most effective methods for utilizing solar energy are to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as hybrid panel simultaneously and to use concentrator. From such a view point systems using various kinds of photovoltaic panels are constructed in the world. However, there has not been a hybrid panel with a concentrator. If the sunlight is concentrated on solar cell, cell conversion efficiency increases and the temperature of the solar cell s increases. As the temperature of the solar cells increases, the cell conversion efficiency gradually decreases. For maintaining the cell conversion efficiency constant, it is necessary to keep solar cell at low temperature. In this paper, after designing a concentration rate for concentrating, we propose a model for cooling the cell and for using wasted heat. And, we compare it with conventional panels after calculating the electrical and thermal efficiency, using the energy balance equation.

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Indoor Air Temperature Distribution in a Floor Heating Space with PCM Panels (잠열저장패널이용 바닥난방공간의 실내온도분포에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Soo;Sohn, Jang-Yeul
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.59-71
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    • 1992
  • The purposes of the present study are to investigate the characteristics of heat storage and emission of the PCM($CalCl_2{\cdot}6H_2O$) panel, and to analyze the distribution of indoor air temperature in a floor heating space with PCM panels for the heating system. Two identical unit test cells sized $1.8m^W{\times}1.8m^L{\times}1.8m^H$ were built and installed with specially designed aluminium Ondol-panels. It held 1.2kg of calcium chloride hexahydrate(CCH). It was found that PCM panels could reduce the indoor air temperature fluctuations and maintain the phase changing temperature for considerably long duration, $2{\sim}3$ times longer in heating hour over no-CCH one. When the elapsed time was 6 hours, the average temperature difference between PCM panel and Ondol panel was $7.7^{\circ}C$.

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A study on the fixed-concentrating hybrid panel using reflector (반사판을 이용한 고정식 집속형 복합 Panel에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Kiu-Jo;Kim, Seung-Whan;Yoo, Hung-Chul;Kim, Wan-Tae;Huh, Chang-Su
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.463-466
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    • 2001
  • The most effective methods of utilizing solar energy are to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as hybrid panel simultaneously and to use concentrator. From such a view point, systems using various kinds of photovoltaic panels were constructed in the world. However there have not been a type of panel using concentrator and hybrid simultaneously. If the sunlight are concentrated on the solar cell, cell conversion efficiency increase and the temperature of the solar cells increases. As the temperature of the solar cells increases, so cell conversion efficiency decreases. Therefore, for maintaining cell conversion efficiency at these conditions, it is necessary to keep the cell at low temperature. In this paper, after designing a concentrate rate for concentrating, we proposed model for cooling cell and using waste heat, and we compared with conventional panels after calculating the electrical and thermal efficiency using energy balance equation.

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Developing a Multi-Functional Smart Down Jacket Utilizing Solar Light and Evaluating the Thermal Properties of the Prototype (태양광을 활용한 스마트 다운재킷 개발 및 보온성능 평가)

  • Yi, Kyonghwa;Kim, Keumwha
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.92-108
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    • 2015
  • This study aimed at developing a down jacket prototype that utilized sunlight as an alternative energy source with no air pollution. The jacket is filled with flexible solar panels and has a heat-generating function and LED function. In this study, three smart down jacket prototypes were developed, and the jacket's capabilities were demonstrated through the thermal effect on the performance test. The typical output voltage of the flexible solar panels was 6.4V. By connecting the 2 solar cell modules in series, the final output voltage was 12.8V. A battery charge regulator module was used the KA 7809 (TO-220) of 9V. Three heating pads were to be inserted into the belly of the jacket as direct thermal heating elements, and the LED module was configured, separated by a flash and an indicator. The smart down jacket was designed to prevent damage to the down pack without the individual devices' interfering with the human body's motion. Because this study provides insulation from extreme cold with a purpose, the jacket was tested for heat insulation properties of non-heating, heating on the back, heating on the abdomen, and heating on both the back and abdomen in a sitting posture in a static state. Thermal property analysis results from examining the average skin temperature, core temperature, and the temperature and humidity within clothing showed, that placing a heating element in one place was more effective than distributing the heating elements in different locations. Heating on the back was the most effective for maintaining optimal skin temperature, core temperature, and humidity, whereas heating on the abdomen was not effective for maintaining optimal skin temperature, core temperature, or humidity within clothing because of the gap between the jacket and the body.

Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Powder Using Recovered Silicon from Solar Waste Silicon Wafer (태양광 폐실리콘 웨이퍼 회수 실리콘을 활용한 탄화규소 분말 합성)

  • Lee, Yoonjoo;Kwon, Oh-Kyu;Sun, Ju-Hyeong;Jang, Geun-Yong;Choi, Joon-Chul;Kwon, Wooteck
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.52-58
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    • 2022
  • Silicon carbide powder was prepared from carbon black and silicon recovered from waste solar panels. In the solar power generation market, the number of crystalline silicon modules exceeds 90%. As the expiration date of a photovoltaic module arrives, the development of technology for recovering and utilizing silicon is very important from an environmental and economic point of view. In this study, silicon was recovered as silicon carbide from waste solar panels: 99.99% silicon powder was recovered through purification from a 95.74% purity waste silicon wafer. To examine the synthesis characteristics of SiC powder, purified 99.99% silicon powder and carbon powder were mixed and heat-treated (1,300, 1,400 and 1,500 ℃) in an Ar atmosphere. The characteristics of silicon and silicon carbide powders were analyzed using particle size distribution analyzer, XRD, SEM, ICP, FT-IR, and Raman analysis.

Forced Convection Modelling of a Solar Central Receiver using Nonisothermal Cylinders in Crossflow (비등온 실린더 모델을 이용한 태양로의 강제 대류에 의한 열 손실 분석)

  • Chun, Won-Gee;Jeon, Myung-Seok;Jeon, Hong-Seok;Auh, P. Chung-Moo;Boehn, Robert F.
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 1990
  • When nonuniform thermal boundary conditions are imposed on the surface of a circular cylinder in crossflow, the heat transfer characteristics can be quite different compared to what is found for isothermal or constant heat flux boundary conditions. In the present analysis, two kinds of nonuniform boundary conditions along the circumference of the cylinder are considered in a uniform stream of air: step changes and linear profiles. Step changes in temperature can arise on the surface of an external, cylindrical, solar central receiver. As the working fluid(water) flows through the vertical tubes that ring the circumference of Solar One(a solar central receiver in Barstow, California), the solar flux on the receiver heats the water from a liquid to a superheated state. In this process, portions of the receiver panels, and thus portions of the circumference of the cylinder, function as a preheater, boiler, or superheater. Hence the surface temperature can vary significantly around the cylinder. Common engineering practice has been to use an average wall temperature with an isothermal cylinder heat transfer coefficient when estimating the convective loss in these kinds of situations.

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