A prototype photovoltaic/thermal system integrated with transpired collector

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-153

  Athienitis, Andreas K ^a   Bambara, James ^a   O'Neill, Brendan ^a   Faille, Jonathan ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air preheating; Building integrated photovoltaic thermal system; Equivalent efficiency; Unglazed transpired collector

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATING; BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILDING FACADES; BUILDING SURFACE; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; EQUIVALENT EFFICIENCY; FRESH AIR; FULL SCALE; HEAT RECOVERY; HEATING SEASON; MONTREAL , CANADA; OPEN LOOPS; OUTDOOR AIR; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV MODULES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; UNGLAZED TRANSPIRED COLLECTOR;

AIR PREHEATERS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HEATING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PREHEATING; SUN; WASTE HEAT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

BUILDING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL REGIME;

EID: 78650306942     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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