Semi-transparent PV: Thermal performance, power generation, daylight modelling and energy saving potential in a residential application

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1024-1036

  Wong, P W ^a   Shimoda, Y ^a   Nonaka, M ^a   Inoue, M ^a   Mizuno, M ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Heat transfer; Semi transparent PV

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION;

OPTIMIZATION MEASURES; SEMI-TRANSPARENT PV;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 38349087605     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.06.016     Document Type: Article

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