Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar systems simulation with Simulink/Matlab

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1985-1996

  da Silva, R M ^a   Fernandes, J L M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar collector; Matlab; Photovoltaic thermal; Simulink; Transient simulations

Indexed keywords

AIR OXIDATION; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; EMITTANCES; ENERGY OUTPUT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GOOD CODE; HYBRID SOLAR COLLECTORS; INSTALLATION LAYOUT; MATLAB/SIMULINK ENVIRONMENT; MODULAR APPROACH; MODULAR ENVIRONMENT; MODULAR STRATEGY; NOBLE GAS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PER UNIT; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; PV MODULES; SIMULATION RESULT; SIMULINK; SIMULINK MODELING; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; SYSTEMS MODELING; SYSTEMS SIMULATION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL LOSS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING; TRANSIENT SIMULATION; TRANSIENT SIMULATIONS; TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

ASTRONOMY; DIGITAL CIRCUITS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS; INERT GASES; METAL DRAWING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OXIDATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRESSURE EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL;

EID: 78349309814     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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