Photovoltaic(PV)cellscanabsorbupto80%oftheincidentsolarradiationavailableinthesolar
spectrum, however,onlyacertainpercentageoftheabsorbedincidentenergyisconvertedinto
electricity dependingontheconversionefficiency ofthePVcelltechnology.Theremainderofthe
energy isdissipatedasheataccumulatingonthesurfaceofthecellscausingelevatedtemperatures.
TemperatureriseofPVcellsisconsideredasoneofthemostcriticalissuesinfluencing their
performance, causingseriousdegradationandshorteningthelife-timeofthecells.Hencecoolingof
PV modulesduringoperationisessentialandmustbeanintegralpartofPVsystemsparticularlyinsun-
drenched locations.Manyresearcheshavebeenconductedinvestigatingarangeofmethodsthatcanbe
employedtoprovidethermalmanagementforPVsystems.Amongthesedesigns,systemsutilizingair,
liquid,heatpipes,phasechangematerials(PCMs),andthermoelectric(TE)devicestoaidcoolingofPV
cells. Thispaperprovidesacomprehensivereviewofvariousmethodsreportedintheliteratureand
discusses variousdesignandoperatingparametersinfluencing thecoolingcapacityforPVsystems
leading toanenhancedperformance