Table 6 Comparison of thermal aspects of test PV modules under scenarios 1, 2 and 3.
Thermal Aspects | Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference PV Module | Seawater PV Module | Deviation Between Seawater and Reference PV Module | Reference PV Module | Tap Water PV Module | Deviation Between Tap Water and Reference PV Module | Reference PV Module | Desalinated Water PV Module | Deviation Between Desalinated Water and Reference PV Module | |
Maximum Temperature (°C) | 59.0 | 44.0 | 15.0 | 54.0 | 42.0 | 12.0 | 57.6 | 43.9 | 13.7 |
Minimum Temperature (°C) | 32.4 | 29.7 | 2.7 | 32.5 | 29.0 | 3.5 | 33.3 | 28.0 | 5.3 |
Average Temperature (°C) | 43.4 | 36.0 | 7.4 | 42.0 | 34.8 | 7.2 | 44.3 | 36.1 | 8.2 |
Maximum Temperature Difference Between PV Module and Ambient Temperature (°C) | 21.5 | 8.1 | NA | 19.6 | 8.1 | NA | 20.4 | 6.7 | NA |
Average Temperature Difference Between PV Module and Ambient (°C) | 9.0 | 1.4 | NA | 8.5 | 1.3 | NA | 9.0 | 0.8 | NA |
