Exergy and thermoeconomic optimization of a water-cooled glazed hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collector

Solar Energy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-25

  Evola, G ^a   Marletta, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; PVT collectors; Thermodynamic optimization; Thermoeconomics

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; SUN; THERMAL ENERGY;

CONTROL-COMMAND SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; PV-T COLLECTORS; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; THERMO-ECONOMICS; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COOLING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84902996895     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.05.041     Document Type: Article

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