Ivo Marinić-Kragić

TL;DR: In this article, two generic photovoltaic (PV) panels (poly-Si and mono-Si) were experimentally tested in typical Mediterranean climatic conditions, and the authors examined the effect of backside convective thermal profile and its impact on temperature distribution, i.e. on panel electrical efficiency.

TL;DR: A novel VAWT with flexible blades that change their shape passively due to aerodynamic and blade inertial forces during rotation is investigated and shows that 8% improvement of the power coefficient is possible while keeping the structural stress within the design limit.

TL;DR: A computational framework for the shape optimization of wind turbine blades is developed for variable operating conditions specified by local wind speed distributions and can be seen as a numerical device for custom optimization of performance of renewable energy systems.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated an effective heat transfer field and the variations in the PV panel temperatures with respect to various wind velocities and heat source conditions, which can ultimately lead to an increase in PV panel efficiency and lifetime.

TL;DR: A numerical workflow designed and developed for autonomous synthesis of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) blades for maximum annual energy production at a specified location given by specified wind speed distribution and prescribed tip speed ratio is presented.