Performance assessment of a novel system using parabolic trough solar collectors for combined cooling, heating, and power production

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-172

  Al Sulaiman, Fahad A ^a,b   Hamdullahpur, Feridun ^b   Dincer, Ibrahim ^c  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cooling; Efficiency; Heating; Power generation; Solar energy; Trigeneration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; COOLING POWER; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL POWER; HEATING AND POWER; INLET TEMPERATURE; MODES OF OPERATION; NIGHT TIME; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; OUTPUT PARAMETERS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; POWER PRODUCTION; THERMAL STORAGE; TRI-GENERATION;

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; POWER GENERATION; POWER QUALITY; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WASTE HEAT;

COOLING;

ABSORPTION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COOLING; DESIGN; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; PUMP; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84861419459     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.034     Document Type: Article

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