The use of reflectors can be a promising solution to increase the intensity of solar radiation received by PV panels. It is known that the output power of a PV panel is proportional to the amount of solar radiation that a PV panel receives.
It is known that the output power of a PV panel is proportional to the amount of solar radiation that a PV panel receives. The addition of reflectors to PV panels will increase the distribution of solar radiation so that the output power and efficiency of PV panels will increase.
In a study conducted by Kostic and Tomislav have compared between thermal PV panels with and without reflectors. The results showed that the intensity of solar radiation produced by thermal PV panels with reflectors increased by 43.6% compared to thermal PV panels without reflectors.
By using reflectors and concentrators, we can greatly increase the efficiency of a PV panel because they increase the amount of solar radiation that hits the panel, which makes it as if the panel is “seeing” multiple suns and thus increases the power output of the panel.
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