A novel thermal model for PV panels with back surface spray cooling

P Bevilacqua, R Bruno, A Rollo, V Ferraro - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the performances of photovoltaic panels, water-based cooling systems have
been considered as an interesting solution. This study proposes a novel mono-dimensional …

On the energy potential of daytime radiative cooling for urban heat island mitigation

L Carlosena, Á Ruiz-Pardo, J Feng, O Irulegi… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to present the potential of daytime radiative cooling materials
as a strategy to mitigate the Urban Heat Island effect. To evaluate the cooling potential of …

Passive PV module cooling under free convection through vortex generators

Z Zhou, S Tkachenko, P Bahl, D Tavener, C de Silva… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
High operating temperatures have a negative impact on photovoltaic (PV) modules. Hence,
lowering the temperature of commercial crystalline silicon modules during their operation …

Assessing the combined effects of local climate and mounting configuration on the electrical and thermal performance of photovoltaic systems. Application to the …

A Boccalatte, M Thebault, R Paolini, M Fossa… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Extremely high urban temperatures adversely affect photovoltaic (PV) system performance.
Accurate PV cell temperature assessment relies on local weather conditions, exacerbated …

Heat loss coefficients computed for floating PV modules

D Lindholm, T Kjeldstad, J Selj… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For floating PV (FPV), the operating temperature of the PV modules has been a major
source of uncertainty. As the operating temperature of PV modules affects their efficiency …

Flexible simulation of an electric vehicle to estimate the impact of thermal comfort on the energy consumption

D Ramsey, A Bouscayrol, L Boulon… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The energy consumption of electric vehicles depends not only on the traction energy but
also on the thermal comfort energy. Some studies lead to the estimation of this energy …

Thermal barrier effect of green façades: Long-wave infrared radiative energy transfer modelling

F Convertino, G Vox, E Schettini - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructures contribute to increase sustainability in cities. Among green
infrastructures, vertical green systems applied on buildings envelope are promising …

Toward thermal autarky for large-scale biogas plants: Dynamic energy modeling for energy efficiency in anaerobic digesters with enhanced multimembrane …

M Avila-Lopez, C Robles-Rodriguez, L Tiruta-Barna… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biogas production via anaerobic digestion could approach thermal autarky (less biogas self-
consumption and better energy efficiency) using enhanced solutions for thermal insulation …

Pathways for the thermally optimal design and practice of anaerobic digestion in large-scale biogas plants: Heat transfer modeling and energy analysis

A Ahmadi, M Avila, L Barna - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
A flexible and configuration-dependent heat model framework is developed, validated, and
used to perform in-depth energy analyses and to identify the optimal design and operating …

An investigation into sky temperature estimation, its variation, and significance in heat transfer calculations of solar cookers

A Karn, V Chintala, S Kumar - Heat Transfer—Asian Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The determination of sky temperature assumes great importance in engineering applications
such as radiative cooling of buildings. Many studies that involve a radiative exchange with …