Abstract
Excess unused solar radiation falling on the PV system rises its temperature and drops the electrical conversion efficiency. Phase change materials can be effectively used for the PV thermal management systems due to its high latent heat. In the current research work, effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of PV PCM system is investigated. The inclination angle is increased from 15° to 90° with constant PCM thickness of 30 mm at 1000 W/m2 of incoming solar radiations. It is observed that the PCMs can be effectively used for the PV thermal management systems. The increase in inclination angle of PV PCM system reduces the time required for melting PCM and increases the PV surface temperature.
