Publication detail

Use of PCM Boards for Solar Cell Cooling

ZMEŠKAL, O. ŠTEFKOVÁ, P. DOHNALOVÁ, L. BAŘINKA, R.

Original Title

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

This contribution explains the use of fractal theory to describe thermal properties of materials. The basic idea is rooted in the theory of fractal fields defined in E-dimensional Euclidian space. Generic equations describing heat distribution are then specialized to describe the changes in heat transfer as a response to step-wise increases in the amount of heat added to the system. This model was then applied to the study of properties of a systems consisting of solar cells attached on a phase-change material (PCM) back sheet board.

Keywords

PCM - Phase change materials, Solar cells, Specific heat, Thermal conductivity, Thermal diffusivity, Thermal fractal systems

Authors

ZMEŠKAL, O.; ŠTEFKOVÁ, P.; DOHNALOVÁ, L.; BAŘINKA, R.

RIV year

2012

Released

23. 4. 2012

Publisher

Apress Media LLC

Location

USA

ISBN

0195-928X

Periodical

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS

Year of study

Number

State

United States of America

Pages from

926

Pages to

938

Pages count

BibTex

@article{BUT93116,
  author="Oldřich {Zmeškal} and Pavla {Štefková} and Lenka {Dohnalová} and Radim {Bařinka}",
  title="Use of PCM Boards for Solar Cell Cooling",
  journal="INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS",
  year="2012",
  volume="34",
  number="5",
  pages="926--938",
  doi="10.1007/s10765-012-1196-y",
  issn="0195-928X"
}