Conical roof photovoltaic panels

Can a solar system be installed on a conical roof?

A solar system comprising PV tiles has been deployed on the conical roof of the Artefact – Center for Sustainable Development in Glücksburg at the Baltic Sea in Germany this summer. The PV tiles were provided by German specialist Autarq and have been installed everywhere on the roof except for the north side.

Does a conical solar panel have a better thermal performance?

Three different values of heat flux and air injection rate were evaluated for each shape. The outcomes presented that the conical shaped solar panel exhibits better thermal performance than other geometries. Furthermore, conical form finds the least temperature that was about 10.5 °C less than that of the pyramid-shaped panel.

What is a conical shaped solar panel?

However, for the conical shaped solar panel, the temperature is distributed more evenly when compared to that in the other two shapes. In the conical shape, the maximum temperature occurs at two regions. The first region is near the bottom side and the second region is near the exit trapdoor of the solar panel.

Are conical panels better than other panels?

The conical panels also showed between 5 and 8% better efficiency, and a higher power output than the other shapes. Out of the three novel shapes researched in this study, the conical-shaped panels have emerged as the option with the best thermal performance, efficiency, and power output.

Are conical shaped solar panels better than hexagonal solar panels?

Additionally, the heat transfer coefficient of the conical shaped solar panel is higher than that of the hexagonal shaped solar panel. The maximum improvement ratio of the heat transfer coefficient was between the conical shaped and pyramid shaped solar panels, and it was approximately 19%.

What is the heat transfer coefficient of conical shaped solar panels?

The heat transfer coefficient of conical shaped solar panel was as high as 23% and 35% more than those of hexagonal shaped and pyramid shaped solar panels, respectively. The conical shaped solar panel exhibited 8.4% and 5% higher efficiency than the pyramid shaped and hexagonal shaped solar panels, respectively.