Module greenhouse with high efficiency of transformation of solar energy, utilizing active and passive glass optical rasters

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1794-1808

  Korecko, J ^a   Jirka, V ^a   Sourek, B ^a,b   Cerveny, J ^a,c  

^a ENKI ops   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fresnel lens; Greenhouse; Mathematical simulation; Rasters made of glass; Solar architecture

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; CONTINUOUS MELTING; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENERGY FLOW; FIXED INSTALLATIONS; FRESNEL LENS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; INTERIOR TEMPERATURE; LINEAR FRESNEL LENS; LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS; MAIN GROUP; MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION; OPTICAL PRISM; PHOTO-THERMAL; RASTERS MADE OF GLASS; SECOND GROUP; SOLAR ARCHITECTURE; TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION; TOTAL REFLECTION;

ARCHITECTURE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; GREENHOUSES; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLAR RADIATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUN;

SOLAR ENERGY;

GLASS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 77956180232     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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