A review on a comparative study between concentrator panel CPV and conventional panel PV

This paper presents a review of a comparative study between the recent concentration photovoltaic technology (CPV) and conventional polycrystalline silicon(PV) with and without cooling. Various cooling technologies are reviewed namely active and passive methods; improving the performance of solar panels through the use of the air, water, Nanofluid, and phase change materials or combination among these. Different research papers are reviewed based on their focus contribution and the type of technology used to achieve the cooling of photovoltaic panels. The comparison has been done based on the advantages, disadvantages, the overall efficiency as well as an economic and financial analysis of each technology reviewed. This paper has revealed that adequate technology selected should be used to keep high conversion efficiency, be simple and reliable.