Preliminary study and experimental test of Peltier cells for a potential implementation in a renewable energy device

The present work focuses its attention about the need of implementation of a cooling system for photovoltaic cells. In fact the efficiency and technical lifetime is strongly affected by temperature of photovoltaic cell and this is a fundamental topic for every installation but above all in the cases of regions with a very hot climate or for concentrated photovoltaic plants. In a specific way it is proposed preliminary evaluations and study for a potential use of a thermoelectric cooling system for PV, based on Peltier cells. An overview of Peltier cells, treating about their functionality, properties and possible applications, is presented. It is performed an experimental phase, which is based on the creation of the setup and preliminary tests on Peltier cells for the next implementation in a cooling system for PV cells.