Study on the incorporation of photovoltaic systems as an auxiliary power source for hybrid and electric vehicles

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 441-451

  Giannouli, M ^a   Yianoulis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental protection; Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs); Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL COSTS; AIR EMISSIONS; AUXILIARY POWER; BATTERY CAPACITY; ELECTRIC CARS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE; HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; HYBRID VEHICLES; IN-VEHICLE; MAINTENANCE FREE; MARKET SHARE; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POWER SOURCES; SOLAR CARS; SOLAR PANELS; TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS;

AIR POLLUTION; COMPETITION; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUELING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REDUCTION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84855204777     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.019     Document Type: Article

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