Photovoltaic (PV) panels are one of the most important solar energy sources used to convert
the sun's radiation falling on them into electrical power directly. Many factors affect the …

In recent years, researchers are fascinated to counter problem of PV-efficiency decline
arising from high operating temperatures, especially in hot climates. This article conducts a …

Solar building integration, differs from everyday active solar energy systems on a building
envelope, because the active system replaces building elements and are integrated into the …

Photovoltaic (PV) panels convert a portion of the incident solar radiation into electrical
energy and the remaining energy (> 70%) is mostly converted into thermal energy. This …

Latent heat materials are widely investigated and successfully used in a variety of important
applications as in the building industry and thermal engineering systems. In this paper a …

A battery thermal management system (BTMS) has become an essential part in battery-
driven electric vehicles (EVs) in order to remove the generated heat from the battery which …

In recent years, the utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) in photovoltaic (PV)
module for thermal regulation has attracted wide attention in this field, as the hybrid PV-PCM …

A photovoltaic-phase change material (PV-PCM) system is employed in extremely hot
environment of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to evaluate its energy saving performance …

Thermal energy storage is important to counter balance demand and supply of energy and
maintain balance in the system and boost the use of intermittent renewable energy source …

Employing PCMs for thermal management of photovoltaic modules (PVs) is reported as a
cost-effective, sustainable approach to overcome the decline in PV conversion efficiency at …