Coupling of thermoelectric modules with a photovoltaic panel for air pre-heating and pre-cooling application; an annual simulation

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1316-1328

  Le Pierrès, Nolwenn ^a   Cosnier, Matthieu ^a   Luo, Lingai ^a   Fraisse, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Buildings; Exergy; Photovoltaic cells; Simulation; Thermoelectric modules

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; INVESTMENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ALPINE REGIONS; ANNUAL AVERAGES; AVERAGE VALUES; CO-EFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COUPLING EFFICIENCIES; DC CURRENTS; DIRECT-COUPLINGS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HEAT PUMPS; IN BUILDINGS; INDIRECT COUPLINGS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MODULE PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PHOTO VOLTAIC PANELS; PRE-COOLING; PRE-HEATING; SIMULATION; THERMOELECTRIC MODULES; WARM CLIMATES;

EXERGY;

EID: 55949098524     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1439     Document Type: Article

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