Performance of a-Si thin film PV modules with and without water flow: An experimental validation

Applied Energy

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 184-191

  Gaur, Ankita ^a   Tiwari, G N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

A Si PV modules; Mass flow rate; Photovoltaic thermal modules

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON; THIN FILMS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; MASS FLOW RATE; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMALS; PV MODULES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FILM; FLOW VELOCITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84900793923     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.070     Document Type: Article

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