Towards the optimization of convective losses in photovoltaic-thermal panels

Solar Energy

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 323-336

  Antonanzas, J ^a   del Amo, A ^b   Martinez Gracia, A ^b   Bayod Rujula, A A ^b   Antonanzas Torres, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argon; Convective losses; PVT panel; Xenon

Indexed keywords

ARGON; HEAT LOSSES;

CONVECTIVE HEAT; CONVECTIVE LOSS; HEAT LOSS COEFFICIENTS; HOT WATER; OPERATING CONDITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMALS; PVT PANEL; RADIATIVE LOSS;

XENON;

ARGON; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONVECTION; XENON;

EID: 84929472656     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.04.013     Document Type: Article

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