A review of heating, ventilation and air conditioning technologies and innovations used in solar-powered net zero energy Solar Decathlon houses Z Ma, H Ren, W Lin Journal of Cleaner Production 240, 118158, 2019 | 97 | 2019 |
Improving energy flexibility of a net-zero energy house using a solar-assisted air conditioning system with thermal energy storage and demand-side management H Ren, Y Sun, AK Albdoor, VV Tyagi, AK Pandey, Z Ma Applied Energy 285, 116433, 2021 | 67 | 2021 |
Multi-objective optimisation of thermal energy storage using phase change materials for solar air systems W Lin, Z Ma, H Ren, S Gschwander, S Wang Renewable energy 130, 1116-1129, 2019 | 67 | 2019 |
Integrating photovoltaic thermal collectors and thermal energy storage systems using phase change materials with rotary desiccant cooling systems H Ren, Z Ma, W Lin, W Fan, W Li Sustainable cities and society 36, 131-143, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
Investigation on the feasibility and performance of transcritical CO2 heat pump integrated with thermal energy storage for space heating Z Wang, F Wang, Z Ma, W Lin, H Ren Renewable Energy 134, 496-508, 2019 | 52 | 2019 |
Experimental investigation on thermal characteristics of transcritical CO2 heat pump unit combined with thermal energy storage for residential heating Z Wang, F Wang, G Li, M Song, Z Ma, H Ren, K Li Applied Thermal Engineering 165, 114505, 2020 | 51 | 2020 |
A novel 3D-geographic information system and deep learning integrated approach for high-accuracy building rooftop solar energy potential characterization of high-density cities H Ren, C Xu, Z Ma, Y Sun Applied Energy 306, 117985, 2022 | 50 | 2022 |
Optimal design and size of a desiccant cooling system with onsite energy generation and thermal storage using a multilayer perceptron neural network and a genetic algorithm H Ren, Z Ma, W Lin, S Wang, W Li Energy Conversion and Management 180, 598-608, 2019 | 48 | 2019 |
A review of heat and mass transfer improvement techniques for dehumidifiers and regenerators of liquid desiccant cooling systems H Ren, Z Ma, J Liu, X Gong, W Li Applied Thermal Engineering 162, 114271, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
A review on integration and design of desiccant air-conditioning systems for overall performance improvements DC Gao, YJ Sun, Z Ma, H Ren Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 141, 110809, 2021 | 38 | 2021 |
Mathematical modelling and experimental investigation of solar air collectors with corrugated absorbers W Lin, H Ren, Z Ma Renewable Energy 145, 164-179, 2020 | 38 | 2020 |
Thermal performance evaluation of an integrated photovoltaic thermal-phase change material system using Taguchi method H Ren, W Lin, Z Ma, W Fan, X Wang Energy Procedia 121, 118-125, 2017 | 29 | 2017 |
Direct contact membrane distillation for liquid desiccant regeneration and fresh water production: Experimental investigation, response surface modeling and optimization J Liu, H Ren, FI Hai, AK Albdoor, Z Ma Applied Thermal Engineering 184, 116293, 2021 | 28 | 2021 |
Energy, exergy, enviroeconomic & exergoeconomic (4E) assessment of thermal energy storage assisted solar water heating system: Experimental & theoretical approach K Chopra, VV Tyagi, AK Pandey, Z Ma, H Ren Journal of Energy Storage 35, 102232, 2021 | 26 | 2021 |
Optimisation of a renewable cooling and heating system using an integer-based genetic algorithm, response surface method and life cycle analysis H Ren, Z Ma, W Li, VV Tyagi, AK Pandey Energy Conversion and Management 230, 113797, 2021 | 26 | 2021 |
Optimal deployment of distributed rooftop photovoltaic systems and batteries for achieving net-zero energy of electric bus transportation in high-density cities H Ren, Z Ma, AML Fong, Y Sun Applied Energy 319, 119274, 2022 | 24 | 2022 |
A new framework integrating reinforcement learning, a rule-based expert system, and decision tree analysis to improve building energy flexibility X Zhou, H Du, Y Sun, H Ren, P Cui, Z Ma Journal of Building Engineering 71, 106536, 2023 | 21 | 2023 |
Performance investigation and sensitivity analysis of shell-and-tube phase change material thermal energy storage H Ren, M He, W Lin, L Yang, W Li, Z Ma Journal of Energy Storage 33, 102040, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
A comprehensive energy, exergy and enviroeconomic (3-E) analysis with carbon mitigation for multistage evaporation assisted milk powder production unit G Singh, K Chopra, VV Tyagi, AK Pandey, Z Ma, H Ren Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 43, 100925, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
Characterisation and evaluation of a new phase change enhanced working solution for liquid desiccant cooling systems H Ren, Z Ma, S Gschwander Applied Thermal Engineering 150, 1197-1205, 2019 | 16 | 2019 |