Performance and economic evaluation of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar system for residential applications

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 488-496

  Axaopoulos, Petros J ^a   Fylladitakis, Emmanouil D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hybrid photovoltaic thermal collector (PV T); Life Cycle Saving Analysis (LCSA); Net present value (NPV); Solar Domestic Hot Water; TRNSYS simulation

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE SAVINGS; NET PRESENT VALUE; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATERS; TRNSYS SIMULATIONS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HOUSING;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 84881286882     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.06.027     Document Type: Article

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