Simulation of energy use in buildings with multiple micro generators

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 581-592

  Karmacharya, S ^a   Putrus, G ^a   Underwood, C P ^a   Mahkamov, K ^a   McDonald, S ^b   Alexakis, A ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Renewable Energy Centre Limited (Narec)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic electrical demand; Dynamic thermal modelling; Matlab Simulink; Micro combined heat and power; Renewable energy sources

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC THERMAL MODELLING; ELECTRICAL DEMAND; MATLAB /SIMULINK; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; HEATING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STIRLING ENGINES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84887304852     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.09.039     Document Type: Article

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