Design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a hybrid photovoltaic thermal (PVT) double slope active solar still

Desalination

Volumn 277, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 399-406

  Singh, Gajendra ^a   Kumar, Shiv ^b   Tiwari, G N ^b  

^a KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Double slope solar still; Energy payback time; Hybrid photovoltaic thermal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SOLAR STILL; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; CIRCULATION MODE; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; FIELD CONDITIONS; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL; PARALLEL CONFIGURATION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PRODUCTION RATES; REMOTE LOCATION; SOLAR STILLS; WATER PUMP;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

INDIA;

EID: 79960457565     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.04.064     Document Type: Article

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