Overall energy performance of semi-transparent single-glazed photovoltaic (PV) window for a typical office in Hong Kong

Renewable Energy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-254

  Lu, Lin ^a   Law, Kin Man ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building energy use; Power behavior; Single glazed PV window; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DAYLIGHT SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

BUILDING ENERGY USE; DAYLIGHT ILLUMINANCE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; HONG KONG OBSERVATORIES; POWER BEHAVIORS; SINGLE-GLAZED PV WINDOWS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

POWER QUALITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; COOLING; ENERGY USE; HEAT TRANSFER; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84866527197     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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