Abstract
Cooling of concentration photovoltaic (CPV) cells with oscillating heat pipe was investigated numerically and experimentally. Based on Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes approach, a turbulent model was proposed in present work. Numerical study presented the temperature distribution under different heat flux and various outdoor conditions. CPV (with 12 suns concentration) system was experimentally studied, and the results show that the oscillating heat pipe begin operation at about 62°C, and CPV system could enhance electric power with a good cooling system under a high concentration light. The oscillating heat pipe cooling system, without air fan or pump, no power consumption, gives a uniform, reliable, simple and costless cooling method, oscillating heat pipe cooling is suitable for the high-CPV system.
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