Abstract
AbstractBuilding integrated photovoltaic modules, applied to industrial and commercial buildings, generally used metal as the backsheet. In summer, the operating temperature of modules is as high as 70°C, resulting in instability of output power and service life. Therefore, it is very important to reduce the operating temperature of photovoltaic modules. In this work, Al2O3/graphene/poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF‐HFP) composite radiative cooling coatings were prepared and utilized for reinforcing heat dissipation of photovoltaic modules. The results indicate that 0.75 wt%Al2O3/1wt%graphene/PVDF‐HFP composite coating exhibited a thermal diffusivity of 3.24 μm2/s and an average emissivity of 0.94. The maximum temperature drop of the coating in the outer door reached 5.8°C. In addition, a mini photovoltaic module coated with the composite coating achieved the cooling effect of 2.4°C, and the output power and conversion efficiency were increased by 5.8% and 7%, respectively. This demonstrates that the heat conduction radiative cooling coating possesses potential applications for improving the reliability of photovoltaic modules.
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