Solar balloons as mixed solar-wind power systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 215-226

  Grena, Roberto ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archimede lift; Balloon engine; Low temperature system; Solar balloon; Solar updraft; Solar wind system

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SIZES; ENERGY OUTPUT; GROUND LEVEL; HOT AIR; LATERAL DRIFTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; PRODUCTION CYCLE; SOLAR UPDRAFT; SOLAR-WIND SYSTEM; WIND VELOCITIES;

BALLOONS; HELIUM; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ALTITUDE; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84872003513     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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