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Solar panels get hot when exposed to strong sunlight. When they overheat:

• Their efficiency drops (they produce less electricity per unit area).
• Their components degrade faster (shorter lifespan).
• Maintenance costs and downtime go up.

Existing cooling methods are either too bulky, too expensive, or interfere with panel performance or installation.

The patent proposes a built‑in cooling layer right behind the solar cells. Features:

• Micro‑channels (tiny tubes) through which a phase‑change fluid circulates.
• The fluid absorbs heat, evaporates, then condenses and recirculates (or is cooled externally).
• The channels are designed to be thin enough not to add much weight or block light, and to integrate into existing panel designs.
• Control system to optimize cooling vs energy spent on cooling.

So the solution is: a cooling system within the panel that removes heat effectively without large extra cost or complexity, preserving panel output and increasing lifespan.

here are the gaps in prior art this fills:

• Prior cooling systems were mostly external (fans, bulky heat sinks) which add cost, weight, and maintenance.
• Some passive cooling (like simple radiators) exist, but they don't handle high heat loads well, and can’t prevent overheating under extreme sun.
• Cooling fluids / active systems existed, but often required large plumbing, regular maintenance, or weren’t optimized for integration into standard panels.

So this invention fills the gap by combining high cooling efficiency with low added complexity, integrating cooling into the panel itself, and using phase‐change which gives better thermal management without continuous energy input.