Annual performance enhancement of building integrated photovoltaic modules by applying phase change materials

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 620-630

  Hendricks, J H C ^a   Van Sark, W G J H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

annual performance enhancement; BIPV; PCM

Indexed keywords

BIPV; BUILDING CLIMATE CONTROLS; BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; HEAT STORAGE CAPACITY; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS (PCMS); PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT STORAGE; INVESTMENTS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PULSE CODE MODULATION;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

EID: 84878204880     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1240     Document Type: Article

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