Integration between a thermophotovoltaic generator and an Organic Rankine Cycle

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 695-703

  De Pascale, Andrea ^a   Ferrari, Claudio ^b   Melino, Francesco ^b   Morini, Mirko ^c   Pinelli, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IMEM CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined Heat and Power (CHP); Distributed generation; Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC); ThermoPhotoVoltaic (TPV)

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER GENERATION; POWER QUALITY; RESEARCH; THERMOANALYSIS;

CHP-SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY NEEDS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; HEAT SOURCES; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; ONSITE GENERATION; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; POLLUTANT EMISSION; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; RESEARCH TEAMS; START-UPS; THERMAL POWER; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

RANKINE CYCLE;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEAT SOURCE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS; PEPPER GOLDEN MOSAIC VIRUS - [MEXICO];

EID: 84862337358     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.043     Document Type: Article

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