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How solar panels are affected by heat

CYSF · 2025

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Overview

A experiment about how solar panel effectivness is changed during different levels of heat

Hypothesis

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x80ZcqUHaVR20_Xag-AxrjWBHSHmMZ5GeQ4l_uEEO-g/edit?usp=sharing

Research

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x80ZcqUHaVR20_Xag-AxrjWBHSHmMZ5GeQ4l_uEEO-g/edit?usp=sharing

Variables

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x80ZcqUHaVR20_Xag-AxrjWBHSHmMZ5GeQ4l_uEEO-g/edit?usp=sharing

Procedure

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x80ZcqUHaVR20_Xag-AxrjWBHSHmMZ5GeQ4l_uEEO-g/edit?usp=sharing

Observations

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x80ZcqUHaVR20_Xag-AxrjWBHSHmMZ5GeQ4l_uEEO-g/edit?usp=sharing

Analysis

Even though this information is taken in all negative temperatures taken in winter and not the ideal spread from positive and negative. An interesting trend in the data visible from -22 to -18. That shows that when temperatures increase so does the voltage. If this experiment was done throughout summer and winter it could have further proved this.

Conclusion

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x80ZcqUHaVR20_Xag-AxrjWBHSHmMZ5GeQ4l_uEEO-g/edit?usp=sharing

Application

This will be useful in the real world to inform the public about proper temperatures or guidelines for solar panel placementin areas

Sources Of Error

Data was taken in negatie temperatures which could vary results than if taken in warmer seasons

Citations

<https://ilumsolar.com/how-does-temperature-affect-solar-panel-energy-production/#:~:text=Temperature%20affects%20solar%20panel%20voltage,and%20energy%20production%20goes%20up.>

https://ratedpower.com/blog/cold-weather-solar-panels/#:~:text=a%20closer%20look.-,Ways%20cold%20weather%20increases%20solar%20electricity,temperatures%20improve%20energy%20production%20efficiency.

Others results https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610219313736

Acknowledgement

People included include me (Safwat Islam) for the experiment and creating the presentation. And Aly Md Soliman, Hamdy Hassan and Shinichi Ookawara for doing research on how extreme heats affect solar panel effiency <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610219313736>

Awards (1)

  • HONOURABLE MENTION

Competition history

  • CYSF 2025 Category not listed

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