Application of a water-saturated MEPCM-PV for reducing winter chilling damage on aqua farms

Solar Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-145

  Ho, C J ^a   Chou, Wei Len ^a   Lai, Chi Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aqua farm; Microencapsulated phase change material; Photovoltaic; Water surface floating photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

MELTING POINT; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

AQUA FARMS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (MEPCM); PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; SOLAR IRRADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SATURATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84904889072     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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