TY - GEN
T1 - Experimental Investigation on Thermal Analysis for Solar Panel using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor
AU - Tarun, N.
AU - Sharvesh, S.
AU - Shravan, P.
AU - Bharathiraju,
AU - Kumar, R.
AU - Dooly, Gerard
AU - Dhanalakshmi, Samiappan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Monitoring the temperature of the installed solar panels is crucial since the deployment of oceanic solar power plants is on the rise. The temperature variations due to solar radiation has an influence on the solar panel's overall efficiency. Hence it is essential to oversee and regulate the solar panel temperature. For this purpose, the existing temperature sensor such as Resistance thermal detector, temperature gauge sensors etc., lack accuracy and have a long response time. Fiber optic sensors has an edge over conventional sensors in accuracy, sampling rate and response time. In this experimental study, we consider the Fiber Bragg grating which is inscribed on the solar panel to monitor the temperature fluctuations. Polymer coating is generally used for protection of the fiber optic sensors and improving elasticity. In this study, we primarily consider the acrylate polymer for sensitivity enhancement. The incident solar radiation with respect to temperature fluctuation and the angle of panel is quantitatively found and qualitatively plotted. The enhancement in the solar panel's effectiveness due to the acrylate coating of the fiber bragg grating sensor compared to other coating are studied in a comprehensive manner. Temperature sensitivity of 7 pm/°C is achieved. The findings aid in dynamic panel temperature monitoring, the microscale comprehension of thermal interactions, and the streamlined measurement of many solar farm panels average temperatures. The suggested enhanced technique of FBG sensor based solar panel temperature monitoring may be advantageous for the design of a unified cooling system to increase the solar panel performance.
AB - Monitoring the temperature of the installed solar panels is crucial since the deployment of oceanic solar power plants is on the rise. The temperature variations due to solar radiation has an influence on the solar panel's overall efficiency. Hence it is essential to oversee and regulate the solar panel temperature. For this purpose, the existing temperature sensor such as Resistance thermal detector, temperature gauge sensors etc., lack accuracy and have a long response time. Fiber optic sensors has an edge over conventional sensors in accuracy, sampling rate and response time. In this experimental study, we consider the Fiber Bragg grating which is inscribed on the solar panel to monitor the temperature fluctuations. Polymer coating is generally used for protection of the fiber optic sensors and improving elasticity. In this study, we primarily consider the acrylate polymer for sensitivity enhancement. The incident solar radiation with respect to temperature fluctuation and the angle of panel is quantitatively found and qualitatively plotted. The enhancement in the solar panel's effectiveness due to the acrylate coating of the fiber bragg grating sensor compared to other coating are studied in a comprehensive manner. Temperature sensitivity of 7 pm/°C is achieved. The findings aid in dynamic panel temperature monitoring, the microscale comprehension of thermal interactions, and the streamlined measurement of many solar farm panels average temperatures. The suggested enhanced technique of FBG sensor based solar panel temperature monitoring may be advantageous for the design of a unified cooling system to increase the solar panel performance.
KW - ACP-Acrylate Coated Polymers
KW - FBG-Fiber Bragg Grating
KW - PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride
KW - RTD-Resistance Thermal Detector
KW - TGS-Temperature Gauge Sensors
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U2 - 10.1109/OCEANSLimerick52467.2023.10244411
DO - 10.1109/OCEANSLimerick52467.2023.10244411
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85173680969
T3 - OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023
BT - OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 OCEANS Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023
Y2 - 5 June 2023 through 8 June 2023
ER -
