Advanced Energy Efficiency Technologies for Solar Heating, Cooling and Power Generation

The contributors provide a systematic introduction to state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies that demonstrates how to implement innovative solar systems. These technologies include:
*heat pipes and loop heat pipes;
*phase change materials (PCMs) and PCM slurries;
*micro-channel panels;
*desiccant/adsorption cycling;
*ejector cooling and heat pumps; and
*solar concentration and thermoelectric units.
The book shows how innovative solar systems applicable to rural and urban buildings can be analysed and demonstrates the successful implementation of these advanced technologies. It delivers the design principles and associated energy performance assessment methods for a range of selected solar heating, cooling and power generation projects.
This book offers a valuable source of information for final-year undergraduate students, as well as graduate students and academic lecturers, as it promotes the widespread deployment of advanced solar heating, cooling and power generation technologies applicable for buildings across the globe. The book is also a good point of reference for design engineers and energy consultants who wish to extend their knowledge of advanced technologies used to achieve energy efficiency.