A PVTC system integrating photon-enhanced thermionic emission and methane reforming for efficient solar power generation

Science Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 20, 2017, Pages 1380-1387

  Li, Wenjia ^a,b   Wang, Hongsheng ^c   Hao, Yong ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Hybrid generation; Low carbon utilization; Methane reforming; Photon enhanced thermionic emission; Solar PVT

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ENERGY STORAGE; METHANE; PHOTONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM REFORMING; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

HYBRID GENERATION; LOW CARBON; METHANE REFORMING; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMALS; POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR PVT;

THERMIONIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 85033581671     PISSN: 20959273     EISSN: 20959281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2017.09.018     Document Type: Article

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