Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics

2010/07/17 by A. Hasan, S.J. McCormack, Sarah McCormack +4 · 9 citations
Energy · Engineering · #Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems #Phase Change Materials Research #Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques

paper · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2010.06.010

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