An automotive thermoelectric-photovoltaic hybrid energy system

2010 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Chau, K T ^a   Chan, C C ^a   Gao, Shuang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hybrid energy system; Maximum power point tracking; Photovoltaic; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; HEAT ENERGY; HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; OUTPUT POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER CONDITIONING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THERMOELECTRIC;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT TRACKING; FUEL ECONOMY; OPTICAL FLOWS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PROPULSION; PUMPS; SOLAR ENERGY; VEHICLES; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 79953158957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VPPC.2010.5729032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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