A finite difference model of a PV-PCM system

Energy Procedia

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 198-206

  Ciulla, Giuseppina ^a   Lo Brano, Valerio ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Franzitta, Vincenzo ^a   Milone, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

FDM; Heat storage; Phase change material; PV panel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897089623     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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