Browsing by Subject "Solar collectors"
Now showing items 1-20 of 50
-
A 3D symmetry-preserving simulation of a concentrated photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) solar collector
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2024)
Conference report
Open AccessIn this work, a general collocated and unconditionally stable framework on unstructured meshes for solving Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) problems is presented by means of preserving the underlying symmetries of the continuous ... -
A new high-performance flat plate solar collector. Numerical modelling and experimental validation
(2024-02-01)
Article
Open AccessA new concept of flat plate solar collector (FPC) has been numerically studied for optimization purposes from an energetic and exergetic points of view. The highly efficient results have been achieved by adding transparent ... -
A repetitive control scheme for distributed solar collector field
(2010-05)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe control of the output fluid temperature in a distributed solar collector field implies accounting for the excitement of its intrinsic resonance modes. Resonance mode frequencies are related to the residence time of the ... -
A review study on the modeling of high-temperature solar thermal collector systems
(2019-09-01)
Article
Open AccessConcentrated solar power technologies are gaining more attention in the last two decades in order to replace the conventional power technologies and reduce their environmental impact. Among the developed concentrating ... -
Adaptation of a current familiar house to solar cooling and heating
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Ceské Vysoké Ucení Technické v Praze (Czech Technical University in Prague), 2009)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decisionThis work is a combination of research and application of the solar cooling possibilities that nowadays the market is able to offer to provide the necessary welfare and comfort to the residents of a current building. The ... -
Cost competitiveness of a novel PVT-based solar combined heating and power system: Influence of economic parameters and financial incentives
(Elsevier, 2018)
Article
Open AccessThe cost competitiveness of an optimised solar combined heating and power (S-CHP) system based on a novel PVT collector is assessed in three different locations (Zaragoza, London and Athens). A series of sensitivity analyses ... -
Decision-making tool for the optimal selection of a domestic water-heating system considering economic, environmental and social criteria: application to Barcelona (Spain)
(2018-08)
Article
Open AccessThe research presented in this paper has two main objectives. First, it aims to generate an assessment tool for ranking and selecting the most sustainable domestic water-heating system (WHS) (with the lowest economic, ... -
Detailed modelling of flat plate solar thermal collectors with honeycomb-like transparent insulation
(2014-09-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyA detailed numerical model for flat-plate solar thermal collectors based on one-dimensional finite volume techniques was recently presented, see Cadafalch (2009). The model considers a solar thermal device as a pile of ... -
Diseño de un panel solar térmico "low cost" para vivienda unifamiliar
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-04-27)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEste documento recoge, un estudio y diseño de un panel solar low cost; El diseño se realizar mediante la aplicación de las normativas vigentes y el apoyo en un panel solar comercial que se escoge de referencia.Se procede ... -
Disseny d'una instal·lació solar eficient a temperatures al voltant dels 100ºC
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-09)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEl projecte es basa en l’estudi i el disseny d’una instal·lació solar tèrmica per tal de obtenir, amb un rendiment acceptable, fluid caloportador a temperatures més altes de 100 °C, per a la posterior obtenció de vapor ... -
Disseny i càlcul d’una instal·lació de climatització mitjançant energia solar tèrmica aplicada a un edifici públic
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-02)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEl present Treball de Fi de Grau tracta sobre la instal·lació d’un sistema de refrigeració solar mitjançant una màquina d’absorció com a alternativa per a reduir el consum energètic així com facilitar l’estalvi econòmic. A ... -
Disseny i Construcció d’un solar tracker
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEn aquest projecte es dissenya, es construeix i s'estudia la viabilitat d’un seguidor solar. Un seguidor solar consisteix en una placa solar que es manté sempre encarada al Sol, encara que aquest vagi canviant la seva ... -
Disseny i construcció d’un solar tracker
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEn els darrers anys l’energia solar ha anat guanyant pes dintre del conjunt de totes les energies renovables. El repte, doncs, implica estendre la tecnologia abaratint els costos actuals per situar l’energia solar en un ... -
Energy efficiency of solar collector with translucent photovoltaic cells
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-05-31)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Univerza v LjubljaniSolar energy is a renewable source with the greatest potential for sustainable energy production. Among modern energy societies, the use of heat and electricity predominates. Both energy carriers can be produced with ... -
Estudio de la instalación de un sistema de paneles de captación solares para la generación de agua caliente sanitaria en una vivienda unifamiliar
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEspaña es un país que gracias a su situación geográfica dispone de grandes recursos naturales para la generación de energías renovables. Entre estos recursos se encuentra el Sol que es una fuente de radiaciones de las que ... -
Estudio de un sistema de motor Stirling con concentrador solar y sistema de almacenamiento energético mediante hidrógeno
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-22)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionL’objectiu del treball, és realitzar un estudi d’un sistema de motor Stirling amb concentrador solar i emmagatzematge energètic mitjançant hidrogen; d’aquesta forma, s’aprofitaria la radiació tèrmica captada pel concentrador ... -
Estudio de viabilidad del diseño de un sistema de paneles compacto para la captación térmica.
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision -
Experimental testing of a solar thermal collector with composite TIM of plastic Honeycomb and silica aerogel polyurethane containers
(International Solar Energy Society, 2022)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyA new proposal of high performance flat plate solar thermal collector (FPC) based on Transparent Insulation Materials (TIM) combining silica aerogel contained in insulation containers with plastic honeycomb is evaluated ... -
First test field performance of highly efficient flat plate solar collectors with transparent insulation and low-cost overheating protection
(2022-04)
Article
Open AccessThe present work demonstrates prototypes of highly efficient flat plate solar thermal collectors prototypes based on transparent insulation materials (TIM) technology for efficiency improvement and an overheating protection ... -
Hybridization of the autonomous heliostat power for the future solar power towers
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / INP de Toulousse, 2011)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access-Study of different types of hybrid models. -Hybrid Model selected PSIM. -Implementation of the hybrid model in PSIM. - Conclusions
