Experimental characterisation of a thermal energy storage system using temperature and power controlled charging

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 682-693

  Mawire, A ^a   McPherson, M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Data acquisition and control; IMC; Pebble bed; PID; Thermal energy storage (TES); Visual basic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

PEBBLE BED; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE (TES); VISUAL BASIC;

DATA ACQUISITION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COPPER; ELECTRICAL POWER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PEBBLE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 38048999563     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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