The Efficiency of Solar Panel: Case Study of Cross River State University of Technology, Nigeria

Abstract

We use two solar panels; mono-crystalline and poly-crystalline solar panel, to determine how ambient temperature affects the efficiency of photovoltaic solar panels in Cross River State University of Technology within Calabar south metropolis. This shows that the efficiency of the solar planes actually decreases with increase in temperature and which also depends on the time interval.

Keywords: Mono-crystalline solar panel, polycrystalline solar panel, ambient temperature