Stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) integrated with earth to air heat exchanger (EAHE) for space heating/cooling of adobe house in New Delhi (India)

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-409

  Chel, Arvind ^a   Tiwari, G N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

BIPV; Carbon credits; CO2 emission; EAHE; Efficiency; EPBT; LCC; SAPV

Indexed keywords

ADOBE HOUSE; AIR BLOWERS; BIPV; BUILDING ROOF; CARBON CREDITS; CEILING FANS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DESIGN ENGINEERS; EARTH-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER; ELECTRICAL LOAD; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; FLUORESCENT TUBES; MEASURED DATA; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; PV SYSTEM; REALISTIC DATA; STAND -ALONE; UNIT COST OF ELECTRICITY; WATER PUMP;

EARTH (PLANET); ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HOUSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

HEATING;

EID: 72049118447     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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