Review of solar thermoelectric cooling technologies for use in zero energy buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 207-216

  Liu, Zhongbing ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Gong, Guangcai ^a   Li, Hangxin ^a   Tang, Guangfa ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active building envelope; Air conditioner; Energy recovery; Solar energy; Thermoelectric cooling technology; Zero energy building

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING ENVELOPES; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY USE IN BUILDINGS; FOSSIL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; THERMOELECTRIC COOLING; THERMOELECTRIC COOLING TECHNOLOGY; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

EID: 84931260477     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.05.029     Document Type: Article

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