...ALDO STEINFELD educational courses energy conservation fossil fuels heat transfer power engineering education renewable energy sources teaching This book is tailor-designed for a course on sustainable energy at the senior or graduate level in engineering and, as such, assumes...

... a fluid filter that absorbs energy directly in the fluid below the band-gap and a PV cell with an active cooling strategy combined efficiencies greater than 38% can be achieved. 25 05 2011 21 07 2011 18 10 2011 18 10 2011 cooling energy conservation energy gap energy...

... is believed to enhance the robustness of the algorithm, as reported by some real-coded GA applications [( 20 )]. 16 04 2010 12 03 2011 11 10 2011 11 10 2011 energy conservation energy consumption genetic algorithms structural engineering Building energy use...

... 2011 16 05 2011 19 07 2011 19 07 2011 energy conservation gas turbines heat exchangers heat transfer high-temperature techniques hybrid power systems solar absorber-convertors solar power stations pressurized air solar absorber hybrid solar gas turbine compact heat...

... 2010 12 10 2010 energy conservation flow losses solar heating water HWB equation scale mapping scaling thermosiphon systems forced circulation systems Although direct solar hot water (SHW) systems have been available for many years, there is a continuing interest...

.... 22 09 2008 22 03 2010 04 06 2010 04 06 2010 energy conservation heat transfer solar absorber-convertors parabolic trough extended prototype testing efficiency thermal measurement measurement uncertainty combined uncertainty qualification The present...

... . Grid-connected PV system with FMPPT PV dc-ac converters normally realize a field maximum power point tracking (FMPPT) over the PV characteristic of paralleled PV strings (Fig. 1 ). energy conservation photovoltaic power systems 03 07 2009 02 02 2010 04 05 2010 04...

...F. Barmpas; D. Bouris; N. Moussiopoulos Understanding building envelope performance and thermal mass effects is becoming increasingly important under the scope of low energy building construction and energy conservation. In the present paper, a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics...

...Aldo Steinfeld energy conservation renewable energy sources The Solar Energy and Advanced Energy Systems Divisions of ASME are soliciting nominations for the 2008 ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award . The award was established by the divisions...

.... 739 – 744 . 26 07 2005 04 11 2006 architecture atmospheric optics clouds daylighting energy conservation light sources neural nets sky brightness statistical analysis sunlight turbidity Daylighting is an effective sustainable development strategy to enhance...

... (NREL) began its participation after the design and construction had been completed. A more complete description of the Discovery House and the design philosophy behind it can be found in an article about McStain Neighborhoods ( 1 ). building integrated photovoltaics energy conservation space...

... renewable energy hydrogen zinc solar electricity solar chemistry solar energy storage solar absorber-convertors energy storage zinc reduction (chemical) energy conservation enthalpy chemical reactors solar power stations 10 01 2006 29 03 2006 2007 American Society...

... as an alternative to existing conventional vapor compression systems, thereby a considerable reduction in electrical energy consumption and energy costs can be achieved. humidity air conditioning power utilisation energy conservation testing 24 12 2004 28 03 2005 COP p...

... Solar Division; June 05, 2003; final revision June 18, 2004. Associate Editor: R. Pitz-Paal. 05 June 2003 18 June 2004 07 02 2005 solar power stations solar absorber-convertors convection energy conservation turbines thermal energy storage Sensible technology...

... storage optimal control building management systems energy conservation space cooling In contrast to building energy conversion equipment, less improvement has been achieved in thermal energy distribution, storage and control systems in terms of energy efficiency and peak load reduction...

... air volume system. space heating humidity control temperature control thermostats energy conservation 23 April 2004 27 April 2004 07 02 2005 Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS . Manuscript received by the ASME...

.... On the other hand, cost optimal control suggests strongly utilizing both thermal storage inventories. thermal energy storage energy conservation power consumption predictive control optimal control power control cost reduction Commercial buildings contribute a substantial 18% or 17.4 out...

... analysis method is developed based on the analysis results to estimate the annual electrical energy savings attributed to daylighting. 31 03 2004 13 10 2004 daylighting lighting control power consumption energy conservation building services In Egypt, over 55% of the total...

... distributed power generation roofs energy conservation 2005 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... . Manuscript received by the ASME Solar Division August 2003; final revision March 2004. Associate Editor: M. Krarti. 01 August 2003 01 March 2004 19 07 2004 concrete passive solar buildings air conditioning ventilation atmospheric humidity energy conservation atmospheric...