In this paper a new type of cooling ceiling panel with corrugated surface has been studied experimentally. A heat flux and a heat transfer coefficient for the new type panel were compared with the reference values obtained for a panel of a flat surface. It was shown that increase of the new panel cooling performance results both from increase of its area and from enhancement of natural convection heat transfer. For typical operation conditions, the increase of the new type panel cooling capacity varies from 26 to 55%, in comparison with the reference panel. In addition, the new type panel is more resistant to the risk of dew point and enables the achievement of higher EER values by the heat pump cooperating with it.