Thermal and electrical performance of a water-surface floating PV integrated with a water-saturated MEPCM layer

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 862-872

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

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Microencapsulated phase change material; Photovoltaic; Temperature control; Water surface floating photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION; MELTING POINT; MICROENCAPSULATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (MEPCM); PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY; WATER TEMPERATURES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 84910618332     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.10.039     Document Type: Article

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