On the Efficacy of PCM to Shave Peak Temperature of Crystalline Photovoltaic Panels: An FDM Model and Field Validation

An efficient analytical approach for obtaining a five parameters model of photovoltaic modules using only reference data

(2013) Valerio Lo Brano et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Phase-change materials to improve solar panel's performance

(2013) Pascal Henry Biwole et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Forecasting the Cell Temperature of PV Modules with an Adaptive System

(2013) Giuseppina Ciulla et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHOTOENERGY

A NUMERICAL SOLUTION THAT DETERMINES THE TEMPERATURE FIELD INSIDE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS: APPLICATION IN BUILDINGS

(2013) Giuseppina Ciulla et al.   Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Influence of the underneath cavity on buoyant-forced cooling of the integrated photovoltaic panels in building roof: a thermography study

(2013) Parham A. Mirzaei et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

A numerical study of external building walls containing phase change materials (PCM)

(2012) M.A. Izquierdo-Barrientos et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Thermal and electrical performance of a BIPV integrated with a microencapsulated phase change material layer

(2012) C.J. Ho et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Modeling of phase change materials for applications in whole building simulation

(2012) Parham A. Mirzaei et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

High thermal performance composite PCMs loading xGnP for application to building using radiant floor heating system

(2012) Jisoo Jeon et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

On the experimental validation of an improved five-parameter model for silicon photovoltaic modules

(2012) Valerio Lo Brano et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) in building applications

(2011) D. Zhou et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Monitoring results of an interior sun protection system with integrated latent heat storage

(2011) Helmut Weinlaeder et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

A direct comparison of three different material enhancement methods on the transient thermal response of paraffin phase change material exposed to high heat fluxes

(2011) Kireeti Chintakrinda et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Self regulation of photovoltaic module temperature in V-trough using a metal–wax composite phase change matrix

(2011) Subarna Maiti et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Urban boundary layer wind speed reduction in summer due to urban growth and environmental consequences in Lisbon

(2010) A. Lopes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE

Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review

(2010) Liwu Fan et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Quality of wind speed fitting distributions for the urban area of Palermo, Italy

(2010) Valerio Lo Brano et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

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

(2010) A. Hasan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Effects of building aspect ratio and wind speed on air temperatures in urban-like street canyons

(2009) Rizwan Ahmed Memon et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Experimental and numerical investigation on thermal and electrical performance of a building integrated photovoltaic–thermal collector system

(2009) Charles D. Corbin et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Performance of phase change material boards under natural convection

(2008) Hongim Liu et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT