The paper discusses the possibility of offering thermal comfort, without inducing mechanical energy cost, in new habitations, built in European style and situated in a hot and humid climate, by means of a construction element: the Roof Solar Collector (RSC), which is made by using concrete...

The aim of this paper was to conduct lab-scale investigation of a new roof design concept termed “the thermoelectric roof solar collector (TE-RSC)” for power generation using solar energy. The TE-RSC was composed of a transparent acrylic sheet, air gap, a copper plate, thermoelectric modules...