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Volume 176

Solar Energy

Volume 176

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Solvent engineering approach via introducing poly (3, 4-ethylene dioxy-thiophene)–poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) into photosensitive absorber layer for ambient temperature processed efficient inverted planar perovskite solar cells

Liu, Zhiyong, Liu, Kaikai, Wang, Huihui, Jain, Sagar M., Duan, Junjie, He, Tingwei, Fan, Ruimei, Yang, Jien, Liu, Hairui, Zhang, Feipeng

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2018

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english

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english, 2018

2

Two-stage power–based fault detection scheme for photovoltaic systems

Khoshnami, Aria, Sadeghkhani, Iman

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.09 MB

english, 2018

3

Exergoeconomic assessment and multi-objective optimization of a solar chimney integrated with waste-to-energy

Habibollahzade, Ali, Houshfar, Ehsan, Ahmadi, Pouria, Behzadi, Amirmohammad, Gholamian, Ehsan

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2018

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english

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PDF, 2.30 MB

english, 2018

4

Creation of Au nanoparticles decorated MoO3 nanorods using CoSP and the application as hole transport layer (HTL) in plasmonic-enhanced organic photovoltaic devices

Dwivedi, Charu, Mohammad, Tauheed, Dutta, Viresh

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2018

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english

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PDF, 2.05 MB

english, 2018

5

An experimental study on the effect of a rock-bed heating system on the microclimate and the crop development under canarian greenhouse

Bazgaou, A., Fatnassi, H., Bouhroud, R., Gourdo, L., Ezzaeri, K., Tiskatine, R., Demrati, H., Wifaya, A., Bekkaoui, A., Aharoune, A., Bouirden, L.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 9.28 MB

english, 2018

6

Performance prediction of PV module using electrical equivalent model and artificial neural network

Mittal, Manan, Bora, Birinchi, Saxena, Sahaj, Gaur, Anshu Mli

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2018

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english

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PDF, 7.43 MB

english, 2018

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Color rendering performance of smart glazings for building applications

Aste, Niccolò, Leonforte, Fabrizio, Piccolo, Antonio

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2018

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english

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english, 2018

8

Impact of solar PV self-consumption policies on distribution networks and regulatory implications

Mateo, Carlos, Cossent, Rafael, Gómez, Tomás, Prettico, Giuseppe, Frías, Pablo, Fulli, Gianluca, Meletiou, Alexis, Postigo, Fernando

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2018

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english

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PDF, 4.11 MB

english, 2018

9

Review on Solar Thermal Stratified Storage Tanks (STSST): Insight on stratification studies and efficiency indicators

Fertahi, Saïf ed-Dı̂n, Jamil, A., Benbassou, A.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 14.78 MB

english, 2018

10

Development of highly efficient, glazed PVT collectors with overheating protection to increase reliability and enhance energy yields

Lämmle, Manuel, Hermann, Michael, Kramer, Korbinian, Panzer, Clemens, Piekarczyk, Andreas, Thoma, Christoph, Fahr, Sven

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.19 MB

english, 2018

11

Effects of deformation of cylindrical compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) on concentration characteristics

Xu, Rongji, Ma, Yusen, Yan, Meiyu, Zhang, Chao, Xu, Shuhui, Wang, Ruixiang

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2018

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english

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Improving thermal power of a cylindrical solar cooker via novel micro/nano porous absorbers: A thermodynamic analysis with experimental validation

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.00 MB

english, 2018

13

Design of a methanation reactor for producing high-temperature supercritical carbon dioxide in solar thermochemical energy storage

Chen, Chen, Li, Yuebing, Zhou, Mingjue, Zhou, Shuiqing, Jin, Weiya

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.29 MB

english, 2018

14

Cloud tomography applied to sky images: A virtual testbed

Mejia, Felipe A, Kurtz, Ben, Levis, Aviad, de la Parra, Íñigo, Kleissl, Jan

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2018

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english

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PDF, 5.16 MB

english, 2018

15

Magnetron sputtering deposition of GeSe thin films for solar cells

Chen, Binwen, Chen, Guilin, Wang, Weihuang, Cai, Huiling, Yao, Liquan, Chen, Shuiyuan, Huang, Zhigao

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2018

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english

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Homoleptic d10 metal complexes containing ferrocenyl functionalized dithiocarbamates as sensitizers for TiO2 based dye-sensitized solar cells

Neetu,, Manar, Krishna Kumar, Srivastava, Pankaj, Singh, Nanhai

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.00 MB

english, 2018

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The impact of indium tin oxide deposition and post annealing on the passivation property of TOPCon solar cells

Tao, Ke, Jiang, Shuai, Jia, Rui, Zhou, Ying, Zhang, Pengfei, Dai, Xiaowan, Sun, Hengchao, Jin, Zhi, Liu, Xinyu

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2018

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english

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english, 2018

18

Heat recovery from an autothermal ammonia synthesis reactor for solar thermochemical energy storage

Chen, Chen, Zhao, Leilei, Kong, Mingming, Lavine, Adrienne S.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.84 MB

english, 2018

19

Deep photovoltaic nowcasting

Zhang, Jinsong, Verschae, Rodrigo, Nobuhara, Shohei, Lalonde, Jean-François

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.40 MB

english, 2018

20

Enhanced solar distillation by nanofluid-based spectral splitting PV/T technique: Preliminary experiment

An, Wei, Chen, Lu, Liu, Tao, Qin, Yao

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2018

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english

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PDF, 2.19 MB

english, 2018

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High-performance and long-term stable inverted ternary solar cells based on PTB7-Th/N2200/PC71BM blends

Chen, Chih-Ping, Tsai, Yao-Yu, Chen, Yung-Chung, Li, Yan-Heng

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2018

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english

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PDF, 7.18 MB

english, 2018

22

An in-depth investigation on the grain growth and the formation of secondary phases of ultrasonic-sprayed Cu2ZnSnS4 based thin films assisted by Na crystallization catalyst

Kermadi, S., Sali, S., Zougar, L., Boumaour, M., Gunder, R., Schorr, S., Izquierdo-Roca, V., Pérez-Rodríguez, A.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 2.38 MB

english, 2018

23

Powder-to-film approach for fabricating critical raw material-free kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin film photovoltaic: A review

Wibowo, Rachmat Adhi

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.78 MB

english, 2018

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Interface phenomena between CdTe and ZnTe:Cu back contact

Bosio, A., Ciprian, R., Lamperti, A., Rago, I., Ressel, B., Rosa, G., Stupar, M., Weschke, E.

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2018

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english

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english, 2018

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Large guanidinium cation enhance photovoltage for perovskite solar cells via solution-processed secondary growth technique

Wang, Shuo, Zhu, Yu, Sun, Wenhai, Miao, Xu, Ma, Zirui, Yang, Cheng, Liu, Bao, Li, Shina, Ma, Ruixin, Wang, Chengyan

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2018

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english

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Improving the performance of perovskite solar cells by adding 1,8-diiodooctane in the CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite layer

Tsai, Chih-Hung, Lin, Chia-Ming, Kuei, Cheng-Hao

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2018

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english

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PDF, 5.54 MB

english, 2018

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Fault diagnosis approach for photovoltaic arrays based on unsupervised sample clustering and probabilistic neural network model

Zhu, Honglu, Lu, Lingxing, Yao, Jianxi, Dai, Songyuan, Hu, Yang

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.59 MB

english, 2018

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3D model discretization in assessing urban solar potential: the effect of grid spacing on predicted solar irradiation

Peronato, Giuseppe, Rey, Emmanuel, Andersen, Marilyne

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2018

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english

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PDF, 7.71 MB

english, 2018

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Energy analysis of solar thermochemical fuel production pathway with a focus on waste heat recuperation and vacuum generation

Falter, Christoph, Pitz-Paal, Robert

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.45 MB

english, 2018

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Performance analysis of enhanced radiative cooling of solar cells based on a commercial silicon photovoltaic module

Zhao, Bin, Hu, Mingke, Ao, Xianze, Pei, Gang

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.21 MB

english, 2018

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Operating principles and practical design aspects of all SiC DC/AC/DC converter for MPPT in grid-connected PV supplies

Öztürk, Serkan, Poşpoş, Polat, Utalay, Volkan, Koç, Atila, Ermiş, Muammer, Çadırcı, Işık

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2018

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english

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PDF, 7.77 MB

english, 2018

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A stochastic downscaling approach for generating high-frequency solar irradiance scenarios

Zhang, Wenqi, Kleiber, William, Florita, Anthony R., Hodge, Bri-Mathias, Mather, Barry

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2018

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english

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english, 2018

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Thermal stress in bimetallic receiver of solar parabolic trough concentrator induced due to non uniform temperature and solar flux distribution

Khanna, Sourav, Sharma, Vashi, Newar, Sanjeev, Mallick, Tapas K., Panigrahi, Pradipta Kumar

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.05 MB

english, 2018

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Monofacial vs bifacial Si-based PV modules: Which one is more cost-effective?

Rodríguez-Gallegos, Carlos D., Bieri, Monika, Gandhi, Oktoviano, Singh, Jai Prakash, Reindl, Thomas, Panda, S.K.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 14.29 MB

english, 2018

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Representation of aerosol optical properties using a chemistry transport model to improve solar irradiance modelling

Sartelet, Karine, Legorgeu, Carole, Lugon, Lya, Maanane, Yassine, Musson-Genon, Luc

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2018

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english

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PDF, 6.32 MB

english, 2018

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Stability study of co-electrodeposited CZTS counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells

Agasti, Amrut, Nemala, Siva Sankar, Mallick, Sudhanshu, Bhargava, Parag

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2018

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english

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PDF, 4.32 MB

english, 2018

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TiCl4-free 100.6 cm2 active area dye-sensitized solar cells with ∼8% power conversion efficiency

Xie, Junjie, Yuan, Huihui, Wang, Wei, Xu, Di, Chen, Xinyu, He, Yunlong, Zhang, Tao, Shen, Hujiang

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2018

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english

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PDF, 2.04 MB

english, 2018

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PVP assisted synthesis of high efficient BiOI/Graphene oxide nanohybrid and its photocatalytic performance in degradation of organic dye pollutants

Mahmoodi, Vahid, Ahmadpour, Ali, Bastami, Tahereh Rohani, Mosavian, Mohammad Taghi Hamed

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.39 MB

english, 2018

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Evaluation of energy-efficient design strategies: Comparison of the thermal performance of energy-efficient office buildings in composite climate, India

Bano, Farheen, Sehgal, Vandana

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2018

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english

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PDF, 4.14 MB

english, 2018

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Energy performance comparison of concentrated photovoltaic – Phase change material thermal (CPV-PCM/T) system with flat plate collector (FPC)

Tabet Aoul, Kheira, Hassan, Ahmed, Shah, Ali Hasan, Riaz, Hassan

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.87 MB

english, 2018

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Novel thermoelectric cell-enthalpy wheel air conditioning system integrated with solar panels

ElHelw, Mohamed, ElHefni, Aly A.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.78 MB

english, 2018

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Modeling of convective heat loss from a cavity receiver coupled to a dish concentrator

Uzair, Muhammad, Anderson, Timothy N., Nates, Roy J.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 5.03 MB

english, 2018

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Numerical study of dry deposition of monodisperse and polydisperse dust on building-mounted solar photovoltaic panels with different roof inclinations

Lu, Hao, Zhang, Li-zhi

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.09 MB

english, 2018

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Analysis of the effects of climatic conditions, loading level and operating temperature on the heat losses of two-tank thermal storage systems in CSP

Araújo, Arthur K.A., Medina T., Gabriel I.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.11 MB

english, 2018

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A floating modular cover for high temperature open-tank molten salt solar-thermal volumetric receivers

Tetreault-Friend, Melanie, Diago, Miguel, Cooper, Thomas A., Gray, Luke A., Slocum, Alexander H.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 9.20 MB

english, 2018

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A generalized model of human body radiative heat exchanges for optimal design of indoor thermal comfort conditions

Marino, Concettina, Nucara, Antonino, Peri, Giorgia, Pietrafesa, Matilde, Rizzo, Gianfranco

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2018

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english

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PDF, 5.09 MB

english, 2018

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Efficient flexible printed perovskite solar cells based on lead acetate precursor

Kamaraki, Christina, Zachariadis, Alexandros, Kapnopoulos, Christos, Mekeridis, Evangelos, Gravalidis, Christoforos, Laskarakis, Argiris, Logothetidis, Stergios

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.44 MB

english, 2018

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Influence of one-dimensional TiO2 nanotube on interfacial electron transfer in dye-sensitized solar cells: Insights from theoretical investigation

Gao, Xin, Kong, Chui-peng, Jia, Ran, Jian, Wei, Wang, Jian, Bai, Fu-quan, Zhang, Hong-xing

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.34 MB

english, 2018

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An integrated drinking water production system to remove chemical and microbiological pollution from natural groundwater by a coupled prototype helio-photochemical/H2O2/rapid sand filtration/chlorination powered by photovoltaic cell

Alvear-Daza, John J., Sanabria, Janeth, Gutiérrez-Zapata, Héctor M., Rengifo-Herrera, Julián A.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 790 KB

english, 2018

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Optimal start-up operating strategies for gas-boosted parabolic trough solar power plants

Ferruzza, Davide, Topel, Monika, Laumert, Björn, Haglind, Fredrik

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2018

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english

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PDF, 4.76 MB

english, 2018

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A variable frequency control method and experiments of a direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump system

Kong, Xiangqiang, Sun, Penglong, Jiang, Kailin, Dong, Shandong, Li, Ying, Li, Jianbo

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2018

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english

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PDF, 722 KB

english, 2018

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Experimental study on a direct water heating PV-T technology

Cen, Jiajun, du Feu, Roan, Diveky, Matus E., McGill, Catriona, Andraos, Oliver, Janssen, William

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.22 MB

english, 2018

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Measurement and simulation of current-voltage relation in dye-sensitized solar cells with reduced graphene oxide at the counter electrodes

Sarker, Subrata, Kim, Dong Min

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.45 MB

english, 2018

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Quantifying the amplified bias of PV system simulations due to uncertainties in solar radiation estimates

Urraca, Ruben, Huld, Thomas, Lindfors, Anders V., Riihelä, Aku, Martinez-de-Pison, Francisco Javier, Sanz-Garcia, Andres

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2018

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english

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PDF, 4.55 MB

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Feasibility of using ammonia-based thermochemical energy storage to produce high-temperature steam or sCO2

Chen, Chen, Zhao, Leilei, Lavine, Adrienne S.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.98 MB

english, 2018

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Photocatalytic study of ZnS-Ag2S nanocomposites-effect of thioglycerol

Kaur, Jagdeep, Gupta, Aayush, Pandey, O.P.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.22 MB

english, 2018

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Cu(In,Ga)Se2 monograin powders with different Ga content for solar cells

Timmo, K., Kauk-Kuusik, M., Pilvet, M., Altosaar, M., Grossberg, M., Danilson, M., Kaupmees, R., Mikli, V., Raudoja, J., Varema, T.

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2018

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english

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Assessing model performance of daily solar irradiance forecasts over Australia

Huang, Jing, Rikus, Lawrie J., Qin, Yi, Katzfey, Jack

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2018

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english

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PDF, 4.59 MB

english, 2018

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Thermo-economic analysis of high-temperature sensible thermal storage with different ternary eutectic alkali and alkaline earth metal chlorides

Mohan, Gowtham, Venkataraman, Mahesh, Gomez-Vidal, Judith, Coventry, Joe

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2018

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english

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PDF, 3.79 MB

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An evaluative observation on impact of optical properties of nanofluids in performance of photo-thermal concentrating systems

Verma, Sujit Kumar, Tiwari, Arun Kumar, Tripathi, Mukesh

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2018

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english

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PDF, 11.78 MB

english, 2018

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Parameter extraction of solar photovoltaic models by means of a hybrid differential evolution with whale optimization algorithm

Xiong, Guojiang, Zhang, Jing, Yuan, Xufeng, Shi, Dongyuan, He, Yu, Yao, Gang

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2018

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english

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PDF, 6.16 MB

english, 2018

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Comparative study of phase change phenomenon in high temperature cascade latent heat energy storage system using conduction and conduction-convection models

Sunku Prasad, J., Muthukumar, P., Anandalakshmi, R., Niyas, Hakeem

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2018

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english

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Corrosion resistance of protective coatings against molten nitrate salts for thermal energy storage and their environmental impact in CSP technology

Encinas-Sánchez, V., Batuecas, E., Macías-García, A., Mayo, C., Díaz, R., Pérez, F.J.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 2.91 MB

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Camel’s nose strategy: New innovative architectural application for desert buildings

Shahda, Merhan M., Abd Elhafeez, Mostafa M., El Mokadem, Ashraf A.

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2018

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2018

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Analysis and implementation of the Buck-Boost Modified Series Forward converter applied to photovoltaic systems

López del Moral, D., Barrado, A., Sanz, M., Lázaro, A., Zumel, P.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 6.06 MB

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Model validation and control strategy of a heat recovery system integrated in a renewable hybrid power plant demonstrator

Bonilla, Javier, Roca, Lidia

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2018

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english

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Porous tremella-like NiCo2S4 networks electrodes for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells and supercapacitors

Chen, Xiaobo, Ding, Jingguo, Chen, Xi, Liu, Xiao, Zhuang, Guoce, Zhang, Zhihai

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.88 MB

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Simulation of high efficiency SnS-based solar cells with SCAPS

Minbashi, M., Ghobadi, A., Ehsani, M.H., Rezagholipour Dizaji, H., Memarian, N.

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2018

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english

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PDF, 1.17 MB

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An inverse approach to identify selective angular properties of retro-reflective materials for urban heat island mitigation

Manni, Mattia, Lobaccaro, Gabriele, Goia, Francesco, Nicolini, Andrea

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2018

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english

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Editorial Board

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