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Review of grid integration schemes for renewable power generation system
Veena, P.; Indragandhi, V.; Jeyabharath, R.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 34 (2014) C, pp. 628-641
Multi-input converters, used to integrate different renewable energy sources, accommodate a range of sources and pools to their advantage such that the energy source is diversified to enhance utilization and reliability of the renewable source. The literature reports the development of several...
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Considerable parameters of using PV cells for solar-powered aircrafts
Fazelpour, Farivar; Vafaeipour, Majid; Rahbari, Omid; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 22 (2013) C, pp. 81-91
Parameters such as heat transfer, arrangement type, covering and deviation from tilt angle of PV cells located on the wings of a solar-powered aircraft impact on the efficiency, power, flight duration and costs of the solar flyer. The objective of this paper is to represent these parameters and...
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Reviews of methods to extract and store energy for solar-powered aircraft
Gao, Xian-Zhong; Hou, Zhong-Xi; Guo, Zheng; Chen, Xiao-Qian - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 44 (2015) C, pp. 96-108
Solar energy is considered to be the most reliable source in the future, and applying solar energy for flight is one of the most promising utilizations of renewables. Since the invention of solar-powered aircraft in 1974, the methods to extract and store energy for it have become the important...
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Exergoeconomic analysis of high concentration photovoltaic thermal co-generation system for space cooling
Garcia-Heller, Veronica; Paredes, Stephan; Ong, Chin Lee; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 34 (2014) C, pp. 8-19
This paper provides an exergetic analysis of a 10MW high concentration photovoltaic thermal (HCPVT) power plant case … performance cooler of the receiver with a thermal resistance of <0.12cm2K/W enables the receiver module to handle concentrations … recovery for utilization in other thermal applications such as space cooling, heating, and desalination. Within this context …
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Solar driven cooling systems: An updated review
Allouhi, A.; Kousksou, T.; Jamil, A.; Bruel, P.; Mourad, Y. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 44 (2015) C, pp. 159-181
This paper presents a review of the available technologies to provide cooling from solar energy for both thermal and … cons analysis of the different solar thermal cooling processes. A market study is also carried out to evidence the …
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An overview of photovoltaic thermal combination (PV/T combi) technology
Abdul Hamid, Suhaila; Yusof Othman, Mohd; Sopian, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 212-222
electrical and thermal energy. Hybrid PV/T technology is a combination of photovoltaic panel and thermal collector. Photovoltaic … panel converts sunlight to electricity, while thermal collector converts solar energy directly to heat. The synchronization … Thermal Combination system (PV/T Combi), with a combination of photovoltaic panel with air- and water-based systems as one …
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Energizing wireless sensor networks by energy harvesting systems: Scopes, challenges and approaches
Zahid Kausar, A.S.M.; Reza, Ahmed Wasif; Saleh, Mashad Uddin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 973-989
As the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) technology has great advancement, small and smart WSN systems now can be used for more complicated and challenging applications. WSNs investigation has primarily believed the use of a convenient and inadequate energy source for empowering the sensors. A...
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Feasibility of solar thermal collectors usage in dwelling apartments in Mashhad, the second megacity of Iran
Shaddel, Mehdi; Shokouhian, Mohammad - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1200-1207
substituting solar energy as an auxiliary energy source in dwelling buildings. To promote this idea a solar thermal collector is …
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Potential of radial basis function based support vector regression for global solar radiation prediction
Ramedani, Zeynab; Omid, Mahmoud; Keyhani, Alireza; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1005-1011
Among the different forms of clean energies, solar energy has attracted a lot of attention because it is not only sustainable, but also is renewable and this means that we will never run out of it but the potential of using this form of renewable energy depends on its accessibility. Due to the...
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The economic viability of battery storage for residential solar photovoltaic systems – A review and a simulation model
Hoppmann, Joern; Volland, Jonas; Schmidt, Tobias S.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1101-1118
Battery storage is generally considered an effective means for reducing the intermittency of electricity generated by solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, currently it remains unclear when and under which conditions battery storage can be profitably operated in residential PV systems...
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