AUTONOMOUS ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH HYBRID PANEL

One of the important factors that negatively affects the efficiency of solar panels is temperature. To prevent efficiency loss, liquid cooling or air cooling methods are used. Since air cooling has disadvantages, liquid cooling is more profitable. While the efficiency of the panel is balanced by liquid cooling, the efficiency is increased by using the heated liquid in various ways. A case study was conducted using the heated liquid in the prototype to heat the greenhouse. When both electrical and thermal energy are provided through a single system, the efficiency of the system is increased and the photovoltaic system is more stable. In our study, Arduino-based software was used to control the system. Instantaneous electrical data generated by the panel and sensors in the prototype were observed and controlled through an LCD screen. The electrical energy obtained from the panels was first collected in batteries, and the energy was later usable. Excess energy that could not be stored in the batteries was pumped into the irrigation tanks integrated into the greenhouse prototype, ensuring more efficient use of energy.