Energetic performance analysis of a solar photovoltaic cell (PV) assisted closed loop earth-to-air heat exchanger for solar greenhouse cooling: An experimental study for low energy architecture in Aegean Region

Renewable Energy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 281-287

  Yildiz, Ahmet ^a   Ozgener, Onder ^a   Ozgener, Leyla ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy; Geothermal energy; Heat exchanger; Low energy architecture; Renewable energy; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AEGEAN REGIONS; AVERAGE VALUES; CLOSED LOOPS; COOLING LOAD; EARTH-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER; ENERGY; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY INSTITUTE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE COOLING; GRID CONNECTIONS; HEAT DISCHARGE; LOW ENERGIES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE METRICS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR GREENHOUSE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT BALANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

IZMIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84858290994     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.091     Document Type: Article

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