A review of solar energy based heat and power generation systems

A Modi, F Bühler, JG Andreasen, F Haglind - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar energy based technologies has attracted increased interest in recent
times in order to satisfy the various energy demands of our society. This paper presents a …

The application of solar technologies for sustainable development of agricultural sector

S Mekhilef, SZ Faramarzi, R Saidur, Z Salam - Renewable and sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of the cleanest sources of alternative energy. Due to high energy
demand in one hand and environmental negative impact of fossil fuels, on the other hand …

Volumetric solar heating and steam generation via gold nanofluids

M Amjad, G Raza, Y Xin, S Pervaiz, J Xu, X Du, D Wen - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Volumetric solar absorption using nanofluids can minimize the thermal loss by trapping the
light inside the fluid volume. A strong surface boiling with the underneath fluid still subcooled …

Enhancements in domestic refrigeration, approaching a sustainable refrigerator–A review

JM Belman-Flores, JM Barroso-Maldonado… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The refrigerator is an essential domestic appliance product and is available worldwide.
Additionally, the technologies on which the majority of refrigerators are based involve high …

Comparative transient assessment and optimization of battery and hydrogen energy storage systems for near-zero energy buildings

Z Mohammadi, P Ahmadi, M Ashjaee - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This research study aims to address the integration of solar energy systems that can be
incorporated into buildings to provide zero-energy buildings. In this study, a typical building …

Modelling and performance analysis of directly coupled vapor compression solar refrigeration system

EM Salilih, YT Birhane - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a method for the analysis and simulation of solar energy driven vapor
compression refrigeration system with variable speed compressor under the real weather …

Thermal management and performance enhancement of domestic refrigerators and freezers via phase change materials: A review

AAM Omara, AAM Mohammedali - Innovative Food Science & Emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reviews and discusses various studies on the application of phase change
materials (PCMs) with domestic refrigerators and freezers regarding thermal management …

Study on matching characteristics of photovoltaic disturbance and refrigeration compressor in solar photovoltaic direct-drive air conditioning system

G Li, Y Han, M Li, X Luo, Y Xu, Y Wang, Y Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a 3 HP solar direct-drive photovoltaic air conditioning system which
operates without batteries, ice thermal storage is used to store solar energy. The …

Performance study of a solar photovoltaic air conditioner in the hot summer and cold winter zone

Y Li, G Zhang, GZ Lv, AN Zhang, RZ Wang - Solar Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents the experimental results of a solar photovoltaic air conditioner system to
study the heating and cooling performance of system in the hot summer and cold winter …

Remote monitoring system for stand-alone photovoltaic power plants: The case study of a PV-powered outdoor refrigerator

GM Tina, AD Grasso - Energy conversion and management, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper describes a monitoring architecture for stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) systems.
For the proposed system a web application has been adopted, thus allowing an on-line …