Multi-objective optimization of a novel solar-based multigeneration energy system

Solar Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 576-591

  Ahmadi, Pouria ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multigeneration; Optimization; Performance assessment; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DESALINATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER ABSORPTION;

CLOSED-FORM RELATIONS; ELITIST NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; MULTI GENERATIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGIES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84920118716     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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