Investigation on the annual thermal performance of a photovoltaic wall mounted on a multi-layer façade

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 646-656

  Peng, Jinqing ^a   Lu, Lin ^a   Yang, Hongxing ^a   Han, Jun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heat gain reduction ratio; Heat transfer; Photovoltaic wall; Solar energy; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AIR DUCTS; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; HEAT GAIN REDUCTION; HEAT GAINS; HONG-KONG; PHOTOVOLTAIC; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84884209952     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.12.026     Document Type: Article

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