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An experimental investigation of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermoelectric system with nanofluid application

Shohreh Soltani, +4 more
- 01 Oct 2017 - 
- Vol. 155, pp 1033-1043
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In this paper, a new nanofluid-based cooling method for a hybrid photovoltaic/thermoelectric system is proposed and compared with the conventional cooling methods experimentally.
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This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 2017-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 167 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water cooling & Nanofluid.

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