Thermal regulation of building-integrated photovoltaics using phase change materials

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 12-13, 2004, Pages 2715-2733

  Huang, M J ^a   Eames, P C ^a   Norton, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Building integration; Phase change material; Photovoltaics; Thermal control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; THERMAL REGULATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PHASE CHANGE;

EID: 1842534278     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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