Dynamic performance of a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump system

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 335-352

  Zhang, Xingxing ^a   Zhao, Xudong ^a   Shen, Jingchun ^a   Xu, Jihuan ^b   Yu, Xiaotong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Shanghai Pacific Energy Centre   (China)

^c Shanghai Solar Energy Research Centre   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic performance; Energy; Exergy; Heat pump; Loop heat pipe; PV Thermal

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERGY; HEAT PIPES; MECHANISMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SUN; WATER TANKS;

DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY; HEAT PUMPS; LOOP HEAT PIPE; PV/THERMAL;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; HEAT SOURCE; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84886257098     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.063     Document Type: Article

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