Bi-fluid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector: Experimental validation of a 2-D theoretical model

Renewable Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 1052-1067

  Jarimi, Hasila ^a   Abu Bakar, Mohd Nazari ^a   Othman, Mahmod ^a   Din, Mahadzir Hj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

2 D steady state; Bi fluid (PV T); Error analysis; Photovoltaic thermal; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ERRORS; MATLAB; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; MEAN ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE ERROR; PERCENTAGE DEVIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; STEADY STATE; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

AIR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID; MODEL VALIDATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL POWER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

MALAYSIA; PERLIS; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84985888300     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.07.014     Document Type: Article

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