Thermal regulation of photovoltaic cladding

Solar Energy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Brinkworth, B J ^a   Cross, B M ^a   Marshall, R H ^a   Yang, Hongxing ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CLADDING (COATING); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CLADDING;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0031239282     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(97)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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