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CCHP Solar Heat Collectors

Abstract

Using renewable energy sources besides fossil fuels in CCHP systems increases the capabilities of this new technology. In this chapter solar heat in particular is studied for use in CCHP systems. A solar collector is coupled with the CCHP cycle and a method is proposed to determine the optimum direction and size of the collector in five climates.

Keywords

Solar collector

azimuth angle

tilting angle

collector size

CCHP cycle

optimization

7.1. Introduction

Integrating renewable energy resources such as solar energy with the high efficiency energy conversion equipment such as CCHP systems amplify the benefits of these technologies. Solar energy systems can be used as photovoltaic cells to provide ...

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