Performance evaluation of photovoltaic-thermosyphon system for subtropical climate application

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-130

  Chow, T T ^a   He, W ^a   Ji, J ^b   Chan, A L S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Hybrid solar technology; Photovoltaic; Thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

HYBRID SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; THERMOSYPHON;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33845978712     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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