Solar Energy

Solar Energy, Vol.115 Entire volume, number list

ISSN: 0038-092X (Print)

In this Issue (71 articles)

1 - 9	Experimental study of the chimney effect in a solar hybrid double wall Liu B, Ma XY, Wang XL, Dang C, Wang QW, Bennacer R
10 - 15	Transient one-dimensional reactive pellet simulation Ben-Zvi R
16 - 32	Reducing unwanted thermal gains during the cooling season for a solar heat pipe system Robinson BS, Sharp MK
33 - 39	Ab initio method of optical investigations of CdS1-xTex alloys under quantum dots diameter effect Al-Douri Y, Hashim U, Khenata R, Reshak AH, Ameri M, Bouhemadou A, Ruslinda AR, Arshad MKM
40 - 51	Unified model of radiance patterns under arbitrary sky conditions Kocifaj M
52 - 67	Directional and angular response of construction materials solar properties: Characterisation and assessment Zinzi M, Carnielo E, Rossi G
68 - 73	Extreme overirradiance events in Norway: 1.6 suns measured close to 60 degrees N Yordanov GH, Saetre TO, Midtgard OM
74 - 84	Incorporating spatial correlation into stochastic generation of solar radiation data Gafurov T, Usaola J, Prodanovic M
85 - 94	An experimental investigation on sunlight absorption characteristics of silver nanofluids Chen MJ, He YR, Zhu JQ, Shuai Y, Jiang BC, Huang YM
95 - 108	Numerical and experimental study on improving temperature uniformity of solar furnaces for materials processing Li B, Oliveira FAC, Rodriguez J, Fernandes JC, Rosa LG
109 - 119	Effect of temperature on performance of nanostructured silicon thin-film solar cells Da Y, Xuan YM
120 - 132	A study of the potential benefits of semi-transparent photovoltaics in commercial buildings Kapsis K, Athienitis AK
133 - 144	Extracting lithium from Tibetan Dangxiong Tso Salt Lake of carbonate type by using geothermal salinity-gradient solar pond Yu JJ, Zheng MP, Wu Q, Nie Z, Bu LZ
145 - 165	A direct adaptive neural control for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic system Dounis AI, Kofinas P, Papadakis G, Alafodimos C
166 - 179	Occupant satisfaction with two blind control strategies: Slats closed and slats in cut-off position Karlsen L, Heiselberg P, Bryn I
180 - 194	Experimental and computational study of thermal energy storage with encapsulated NaNO3 for high temperature applications Zheng Y, Barton JL, Tuzla K, Chen JC, Neti S, Oztekin A, Misiolek WZ
195 - 203	Micro/nano encapsulated n-tetracosane and n-octadecane eutectic mixture with polystyrene shell for low-temperature latent heat thermal energy storage applications Sari A, Alkan C, Doguscu DK, Kizil C
204 - 216	Effect of common rooftop materials as support base for solar disinfection (SODIS) in rural areas under temperate climates Vivar M, Fuentes M, Castro J, Garcia-Pacheco R
217 - 228	The effect of nocturnal shutter on insulated greenhouse using a solar air heater with latent storage energy Kooli S, Bouadila S, Lazaar M, Farhat A
229 - 242	Stochastic generation of synthetic minutely irradiance time series derived from mean hourly weather observation data Bright JM, Smith CJ, Taylor PG, Crook R
243 - 254	Optimal energy control of grid tied PV-diesel-battery hybrid system powering heat pump water heater Sichilalu SM, Xia XH
255 - 263	Increasing the temporal resolution of direct normal solar irradiance series in different climatic zones Fernandez-Peruchena CM, Blanco M, Gaston M, Bernardos A
264 - 276	Increased photovoltaic performance through temperature regulation by phase change materials: Materials comparison in different climates Hasan A, McCormack SJ, Huang MJ, Sarwar J, Norton B
277 - 288	Thermal modeling and exergetic analysis of a thermoelectric assisted solar still Dehghan AA, Afshari A, Rahbar N
289 - 296	Polymethyl methacrylate based phase change microencapsulation for solar energy storage with silicon nitride Yang YY, Ye XX, Luo J, Song GL, Liu Y, Tang GY
297 - 305	First experimental studies of solar redox reactions of copper oxides for thermochemical energy storage Alonso E, Perez-Rabago C, Licurgo J, Fuentealba E, Estrada CA
306 - 321	Reliability of day-ahead solar irradiance forecasts on Reunion Island depending on synoptic wind and humidity conditions Badosa J, Haeffelin M, Kalecinski N, Bonnardot F, Jumaux G
322 - 328	6'' crystalline silicon solar cell with electron-beam melting-based metallurgical route Lee JK, Lee JS, Jang BY, Kim JS, Ahn YS, Kang GH, Song HE, Kang MG, Cho CH
329 - 340	Performance analysis in terms of carbon credit earned on annualized uniform cost of glazed hybrid photovoltaic thermal air collector Agrawal S, Tiwari GN
341 - 346	Angular solar absorptance and thermal stability of Mo-SiO2 double cermet solar selective absorber coating Zheng LQ, Zhou FY, Zhou ZD, Song XW, Dong GB, Wang M, Diao XG
347 - 353	Simulation of water ingress into PV-modules: IEC-testing versus outdoor exposure Hulsmann P, Weiss KA
354 - 368	PV power forecast using a nonparametric PV model Almeida MP, Perpinan O, Narvarte L
369 - 378	Solar energy on building envelopes-3D modelling in a 2D environment Lindberg F, Jonsson P, Honjo T, Wastberg D
379 - 389	A daylight factor model under clear sky conditions for building: An experimental validation Sudan M, Tiwari GN, Al-Helal IM
390 - 395	Exact analytical analysis of current density-voltage curves of dye-sensitized solar cells Sarker S, Seo HW, Lee KS, Jin YK, Ju H, Kim DM
396 - 404	Effect of Zn(O,S) buffer layer thickness on charge carrier relaxation dynamics of CuInSe2 solar cell Sun J, Nalla V, Nguyen M, Ren Y, Chiam SY, Wang Y, Tai KF, Sun HD, Zheludev N, Batabyal SK, Wong LH
405 - 412	A prescription for primary nozzle diameters for solar driven ejectors Dennis M, Cochrane T, Marina A
413 - 418	Sodium doping effects on the crystalline and electrical properties of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films Ma TT, Jiang GS, Liu WF, Zhu CF
419 - 429	Modeling of PV performance without using equivalent circuits Chang KK
430 - 440	Nowotny-Juza NaZnX (X = P, As and Sb) as photovoltaic materials Reshak AH
441 - 451	Effect of heliostat design wind speed on the levelised cost of electricity from concentrating solar thermal power tower plants Emes MJ, Arjomandi M, Nathan GJ
452 - 470	Review on polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) Su'ait MS, Rahman MYA, Ahmad A
471 - 483	Optimal sizing of autonomous hybrid photovoltaic/wind/battery power system with LPSP technology by using evolutionary algorithms Maleki A, Pourfayaz F
484 - 493	Development of a fiber daylighting system based on the parallel mechanism and direct focus detection Song JF, Jin Z, Zhu Y, Zhou ZL, Yang YP
494 - 504	An advanced ANN-based method to estimate hourly solar radiation from multi-spectral MSG imagery Quesada-Ruiz S, Linares-Rodriguez A, Ruiz-Arias JA, Pozo-Vazquez D, Tovar-Pescador J
505 - 517	Assessment of a falling solid particle receiver with numerical simulation Gobereit B, Amsbeck L, Buck R, Pitz-Paal R, Roger M, Muller-Steinhagen H
518 - 524	Facile preparation of micron- and nano-scale textured master for nano-imprinting front electrode in thin-film silicon tandem cells with improved light trapping Li J, Lu YH, Huang JH, Moulin E, Haug FJ, Ballif C, Song WJ
525 - 536	Rock bed pressure drop and heat transfer: Simple design correlations Allen KG, von Backstrom TW, Kroger DG
537 - 551	Design of a novel CPC collector for the photodegradation of carbaryl pesticides as a function of the solar concentration ratio Salgado-Transito I, Jimenez-Gonzalez AE, Ramon-Garcia ML, Pineda-Arellano CA, Estrada-Gasca CA
552 - 561	Quantum dot solar concentrator: Optical transportation and doping concentration optimization Chandra S, McCormack SJ, Kennedy M, Doran J
562 - 568	Study of Zn(O,S) films grown by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition and their application as buffer layers in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2) solar cells Kriisa M, Saez-Araoz R, Fischer CH, Kohler T, Karber E, Fu YP, Hergert F, Lux-Steiner MC, Krunks M
569 - 576	Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) doped with DCJTB for luminescent solar concentrator applications Zhou W, Wang MC, Zhao XJ
577 - 588	Comparative field experimental investigations of different flat plate solar collectors Chen GM, Doroshenko A, Koltun P, Shestopalov K
589 - 602	Estimation of rooftop solar photovoltaic potential of a city Singh R, Banerjee R
603 - 612	Improved performance of CdTe solar cells with CdS treatment Li H, Liu XX
613 - 620	Time-resolved spectra of solar simulators employing metal halide and xenon arc lamps Dong X, Sun ZW, Nathan GJ, Ashman PJ, Gu DH
621 - 631	Impact of atmospheric aerosol loads on Concentrating Solar Power production in arid-desert sites Polo J, Estalayo G
632 - 644	A support vector machine firefly algorithm-based model for global solar radiation prediction Olatomiwa L, Mekhilef S, Shamshirband S, Mohammadi K, Petkovic D, Sudheer C
645 - 655	Cloud motion and stability estimation for intra-hour solar forecasting Chow CW, Belongie S, Kleissl J
656 - 666	Antireflective ultra-fast nano scale texturing for efficient multi-crystalline silicon solar cells Srivastava SK, Singh P, Yameen M, Prathap P, Rauthan CMS, Vandana, Singh PK
667 - 679	Analytical study on solar energy absorbed on elliptic curved collector Tanaka H, El-Maghlany WM, Teamah MA
680 - 693	Detailed PVT-water model for transient analysis using RC networks Bilbao JI, Sproul AB
694 - 707	Improved irradiance distribution on high concentration solar cell using free-form concentrator Tsai CY
708 - 721	Thermal modeling of evacuated tube solar air collectors Paradis PL, Rousse DR, Halle S, Lamarche L, Quesada G
722 - 732	Finite element analysis on solar energy harvesting using ferroelectric polymer Sharma M, Chauhan A, Vaish R, Chauhan VS
733 - 742	Full scale experimentation on a new translucent passive solar wall combining silica aerogels and phase change materials Berthou Y, Biwole PH, Achard P, Sallee H, Tantot-Neirac M, Jay F
743 - 756	Solar energy systems potential for nearly net zero energy residential buildings Tsalikis G, Martinopoulos G
757 - 769	Thermophysical properties of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and its effect on exergy efficiency of a flat plate solar collector Said Z, Saidur R, Sabiha MA, Rahim NA, Anisur MR
770 - 776	Enhanced properties of silicon nano-textured solar cells enabled by controlled ZnO nanorods coating Feng ZZ, Jia R, Dou BF, Li HF, Jin Z, Liu XY, Li F, Zhang W, Wu CY
777 - 790	Using remote sensing to quantify albedo of roofs in seven California cities, Part 1: Methods Ban-Weiss GA, Woods J, Levinson R
791 - 805	Using remote sensing to quantify albedo of roofs in seven California cities, Part 2: Results and application to climate modeling Ban-Weiss GA, Woods J, Millstein D, Levinson R