Experimental study of a photovoltaic solar-assisted heat-pump/heat-pipe system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 343-350

  Fu, H D ^a   Pei, G ^a   Ji, J ^a   Long, H ^b   Zhang, T ^a   Chow, T T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heat pipe; Photovoltaic thermal; Solar assisted heat pump

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT MODES; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT PUMPS; HONG-KONG; OPTIMAL MODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP;

HEAT PIPES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; SUN;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84858715890     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.02.036     Document Type: Article

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