Análise de viabilidade de utilização da geotermia no aumento do rendimento de placas fotovoltaicas

Abstract

The energy, as well as a sign of development, today is a matter of great concern since the majority of the sources used for their generation is not renewable and the cycle of fossil fuels as a source of energy for humanity is approaching the end. The finite resources, allied to the greenhouse gases generated in the production of energy from non-renewable sources, has led to a greater effort in the search for alternative sources of renewable energy. Photovoltaic energy is an alternative to this fact, has many advantages, such as its availability throughout the year, ease of installation, reducing the cost of deployment. On the other hand, Features a fall of income in energy conversion due to the increase in the temperature of the PV panel in operation. Therefore, this work evaluated the efficiency of a hybrid photovoltaic energy system with geothermal energy. The possibility of using geothermal energy in the cooling of solar panels and consequent increase of productivity was verified. Initial results indicated an increase close to 2.5 to 4.0% in income and reduction in operating temperature of 10 °C, approximately.