A comparison study of energy and exergy performance of a hybrid photovoltaic double-pass and single-pass air collector

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 605-617

  Raman, Vivek ^a   Tiwari, G N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Double pass photovoltaic thermal (HPV T) air collector; Photovoltaic (PV) module; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; ANNUAL SAVINGS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMPARISON STUDY; COMPOSITE CLIMATE; DOUBLE PASS; DOUBLE-PASS PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL (HPV/T) AIR COLLECTOR; ENERGY AND EXERGY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HUMID CLIMATES; INITIAL COSTS; MODERATE CLIMATE; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERGY; INVESTMENTS; LOCATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 65549128792     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1494     Document Type: Article

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