Using phase change materials in photovoltaic systems for thermal regulation and electrical efficiency improvement: A review and outlook

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 1273-1284

  Ma, Tao ^a   Yang, Hongxing ^a   Zhang, Yinping ^b   Lu, Lin ^a   Wang, Xin ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); Phase change material (PCM); PV thermal management; PV PCM system; Thermal regulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR PANELS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC-PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAICS; THERMAL REGULATION;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84919800723     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.12.003     Document Type: Review

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