Application of a phase-change material to improve the electrical performance of vertical-building-added photovoltaics considering the annual weather conditions

Solar Energy

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 561-574

  Park, Jungwoo ^a   Kim, Taeyeon ^a   Leigh, Seung Bok ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Annual weather conditions; BAPV; Electrical conversion efficiency; Melting temperature; PCM; PV PCM module

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MELTING POINT; METEOROLOGY; PULSE CODE MODULATION; SUN;

ANNUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; BAPV; ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER OUTPUT; ELECTRICAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; PV/PCM MODULE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

BUILDING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84901036684     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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