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Energies, 2022 Falling-film drain water heat recovery (DWHR) systems are heat exchangers utilized in residential buildings for recovering energy from greywater. A recent publication by the authors contained a validated model that can be used to predict the performance ...
Ramin Manouchehri, Michael R. Collins
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Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2022 As is being done in most of the world, South Africa has commenced the transition from a fossil fuel-based electricity generation system to one based on renewable sources to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
S. Clark +3 more
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On the use of thermal conductive focusing for solar concentration enhancement [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016. This version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/We discuss the possibility for solar concentration enhancement via conductive heat transport. Here, we are concerned, as in orthodox
Arias Montenegro, Francisco Javier
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Low pressure solar thermal converter [PDF]
, 2009 The current development of solar power converters with air as working fluid focuses mostly on concentrating collectors combined with hot-air engines, and on very low temperature solar tower concepts.
Muller, Gerald
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Effect of Subgrains on the Performance of Mono-Like Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
International Journal of Photoenergy, 2013 The application of Czochralski (Cz) monocrystalline silicon material in solar cells is limited by its high cost and serious light-induced degradation. The use of cast multicrystalline silicon is also hindered by its high dislocation densities and high ...
Su Zhou +6 more
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Stability and Thermal Properties Study of Metal Chalcogenide-Based Nanofluids for Concentrating Solar Power [PDF]
, 2019 Nanofluids are colloidal suspensions of nanomaterials in a fluid which exhibit enhanced thermophysical properties compared to conventional fluids. The addition of nanomaterials to a fluid can increase the thermal conductivity, isobaric-specific heat ...
Aguilar Sánchez, María Teresa +7 more
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Energies, 2015 There is growing interest in zero-energy and low-energy buildings, which have a net energy consumption (on an annual basis) of almost zero. Because they can generate both electricity and thermal energy through the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar
Kyoung-Ho Lee +2 more
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Study on the Relationship between BO–LID and LeTID in Czochralski-Grown Monocrystalline Silicon
Energies, 2020 Most research about Light and elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID) is focused on multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si). In this work, the degradation kinetics of Czochralski-grown monocrystalline silicon (Cz-Si) induced by light at an elevated ...
Hailing Li +6 more
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Energies, 2021 The performance gap, defined as the difference between the measured and the calculated performance of energy-efficient buildings, has long been identified as a major issue in the building domain.
Pierryves Padey +4 more
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Modern SCADA for CSP Systems Based on OPC UA, Wi-Fi Mesh Networks, and Open-Source Software
EnergiesThis study presents a methodology for the development of modern Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems aimed at improving the operation and management of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, leveraging the tools provided by industrial
Jose Antonio Carballo +4 more
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