Exergy analysis of renewable energy-based climatisation systems for buildings: A critical view

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-271

  Torío, Herena ^a   Angelotti, Adriana ^b   Schmidt, Dietrich ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorption and dessiccant cooling; Biomass; Building; Cooling; Evaporative; Exergy; Ground; Heat pumps; Heating; PV T hybrid; Renewable energy; Solar; Solar collectors

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BUILDINGS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; PUMPS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

ABSORPTION AND DESSICCANT COOLING; BUILDING; EVAPORATIVE; GROUND; HEAT PUMPS; PV/T HYBRID; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 59149086387     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.10.006     Document Type: Review

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