Theoretical and Practical Study on the Temperature of Water Bodies Partially Covered by Floating Photovoltaic Systems

The research activity aims to investigate the impact of floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems on partially covered water reservoirs, with particular focus on water temperature variations induced by the shading of solar radiation.Planned ActivitiesGeometric modeling of the reservoir and the FPV system.Definition of environmental boundary conditions.CFD simulations of the reservoir with and without FPV coverage.Analysis and evaluation of the simulation results.Sensitivity analysis with respect to the coverage ratio and the geometry of the FPV system.ObjectivesQuantify the influence of FPV systems on the temperature of water reservoirs.Understand the role of solar radiation shading on the thermal regime of the reservoir.Provide useful guidelines for the sustainable design of FPV systems.Expected ResultsDevelopment of a CFD model.Quantitative parametric assessment