Permiso obtenido por la organización para la subida al repositorioModule efficiency depends of the irradiance level and its temperature. Module temperature depends of
ambient temperature, irradiance, thermal characteristic of the module, surrounding of the module, and the direction
and wind speed. A silicon photovoltaic module improves its efficiency when decreasing its temperature about
0,5%/K.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the possibilities of using phase change materials PCM, to limit the
temperature of photovoltaic modules without concentration and with concentration up to 2X and thus increase its
performance. We carry out a theoretical study that discusses this potential improvement in different climatic zones
characterized by 12 sites. The results show that the use of PCM is a technically feasible alternative to limit the
temperature of a photovoltaic module in some climates
