Solar cooling: PV or thermal? A thermodynamic and economical analysis

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-47

  Lazzarin, Renato M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic; Solar collectors; Solar cooling; Sorption systems

Indexed keywords

COOLING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SORPTION;

ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS; SORPTION SYSTEM; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84899411510     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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