Improving thermodynamic performance parameters of silicon photovoltaic cells via air cooling

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 193-199

  Cuce, Erdem ^a   Cuce, Pinar Mert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell temperature; Cooling; Efficiency; Energy; Exergy; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

AIR; APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE;

CELL TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SOFTWARE; ENERGY; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878161210     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2013.793481     Document Type: Article

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