Modelling of a double-glass photovoltaic module using finite differences

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 17-18, 2005, Pages 2854-2877

  Notton, G ^a   Cristofari, C ^a   Mattei, M ^a   Poggi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Energy performances; Hybrid solar collector; Photovoltaic module; Simulation model; Temperature evolution; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE; HYBRID SOLAR COLLECTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE; SIMULATION MODEL; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION; VALIDATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 23844499759     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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