Design and development of a biomimetic solar tree for sustainable cogeneration: an energy and exergy assessment
HIGHLIGHTS What: Firstlaw analysis and second-law analysis were carried out to determine exergy losses during the photovoltaic conversion process of solar trees. The aims of this study are: a) To design and develop a portable solar tree, assess the thermodynamic performance based on heat transfer, and identify exergy losses. b) To suggest various methods to enhance the efficiency of solar trees. This investigation focuses on the thermodynamic efficiency of a large-scale photovoltaic (PV) system, explicitly emphasizing the analysis of thermal losses and electrical output exclusively from the PV array. Who: Mohanaravi Kumaresen et al. from the Centre for Research in Advanced Fluid and Process, University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan have published the article: Design and Development of a Biomimetic Solar Tree for Sustainable Cogeneration: An Energy and Exergy Assessment, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) Future: Future work can benefit from the strategy outlined in this research. Futur...