Finite difference thermal model of a latent heat storage system coupled with a photovoltaic device: Description and experimental validation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-193

  Lo Brano, Valerio ^a   Ciulla, Giuseppina ^a   Piacentino, Antonio ^a   Cardona, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental validation; Finite difference method; Heat storage; Phase change material; Photovoltaic modules

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); VIRTUAL STORAGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR CELLS;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; EXPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCES; FINITE DIFFERENCE APPROACH; LATENT HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RECURSIVE EQUATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FUEL CELL; HEAT BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ENERGY BALANCE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE;

EID: 84896816639     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.043     Document Type: Article

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