Modeling and analysis of a combined photovoltaic-thermoelectric power generation system

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Najafi, Hamidreza ^a   Woodbury, Keith A ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Photovoltaic panel; Solar energy; Thermoelectric power generation module

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER QUALITY; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 84878863993     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023594     Document Type: Article

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