Experimental investigation and analysis on a thermoelectric refrigerator driven by solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-391

  Dai, Y J ^a   Wang, R Z ^a   Ni, L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cooling production; COP; Insolation rate; Solar cells; Thermoelectric refrigeration

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; REFRIGERATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

SOLAR INSOLATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

REFRIGERATION; SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0037409488     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00357-4     Document Type: Article

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