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New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems

Applications for Cold Regions

  • 1st Edition - March 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Yanping Yuan, Jinzhi Zhou, Xiaoling Cao, Min Yu, Mingke Hu
  • Language: English

New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems: Applications for Cold Regions provides step-by-step coverage of innovative areas of solar/pho… Read more

Description

New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems: Applications for Cold Regions provides step-by-step coverage of innovative areas of solar/photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hot water and heating systems, covering principles, structure, modeling, experimental testing, operating characteristics and optimization, and economic evaluation. The book begins by discussing the concepts, classification, advantages, and application methods of current solar hot water/heating systems, phase change storage, and connection methods. Several novel systems are investigated and analyzed, with applications in extreme cold and subtropical regions, including tank-type systems, dual-condenser heat pipe systems, heat pipe PV/T-Trombe wall systems, PV/T road heat pump systems, and PV/T-PCM-PEM electrolyzer hydrogen/heating systems.

Finally, other new types of PV/T systems and building design considerations for special climate regions, and perspectives and future directions, are considered. This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, advanced students, engineers, R&D professionals, and other industrial personnel with an interest in solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies, solar energy, built environment, and renewable energy.

Key features

  • Presents the latest advances in solar photovoltaic/thermal comprehensive utilization systems
  • Includes experimental and simulation methods that support further research and application
  • Offers examples and analysis of the technologies highlighted, particularly for cold subtropical regions

Readership

Academic: Researchers, scientists, and advanced students across solar energy, photovoltaics, thermal engineering, civil engineering, renewable energy, chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science. Industry: Engineers, R&D professionals, and other industrial personnel with an interest in solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies, solar energy, and built environment.

Table of contents

1. Introduction to solar photovoltaic/thermal comprehensive utilization systems

2. PCM-PV/T hot water systems

3. Tank-Type PV/T hot water systems

4. PV/T hot water systems with multiple connection methods

5. PV/T road-ground source heat pump heating systems

6. Dual-condenser heat pipe PV/T hot water/heating systems

7. Heat pipe PV/T-Trombe wall hot water/heating systems

8. PV/T-PCM-PEM electrolyzer hydrogen/heating systems

9. New design for buildings in special climate regions

10. Perspectives and future directions of solar photovoltaic/thermal systems

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Yanping Yuan

Prof. Yanping Yuan is the Co-Leader of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University, in China. He is Director of the National & Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Building Energy Efficiency and Green Building, and has won several national honorary titles, including National Young and Middle-Aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions and the National “Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project”, which are high-level academic titles in China. He received the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technology Innovation Award in 2021. Prof. Yuan’s current interests cover both fundamental (heat and moisture transfer, two-phase heat and mass transfer) and applied aspects (PCM energy storage and renewable energy application). He is the Editor-in-Chief of Energy and Built Environment, Subject Editor of the Journal of Thermal Science, Associate Editor of the Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, and Editorial Board Member of Renewable Energy, Sustainable Cities and Society, and Energies. He has led 28 research projects, has published 185 SCI papers, and was selected in the "World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020". He has supervised 23 PhD students and 9 postdoctoral research fellows.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

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Jinzhi Zhou

Dr. Jinzhi Zhou is a researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. He has taken part in various solar energy projects and designed several new types of solar energy systems.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

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Xiaoling Cao

Dr. Xiaoling Cao is a senior researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. Her research focuses on renewable energy heat pump systems and solar energy systems, obtaining considerable funding in a solar energy project.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

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Min Yu

Dr. Min Yu is a “Young Talent” Associate Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China. She has been involved in a number of research projects, funded by Innovate-UK, EU, Newton Fund, BEIS, China Ministry of Science and Technology, China National Science Foundation Council and Shanxi Government, and has research experience and knowledge in heat transfer, solar energy, and low carbon heating systems. Notably, she was a leading member of a UK-China project on a novel building integrate-able Solar PV/T systems for building heat and power generation, that was ranked as a 2019 Newton Prize Finalist. Dr. Yu has published over 10 papers, 1 book chapter, and contributed to 3 patent applications, all related to solar energy technologies.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

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Mingke Hu

Mingke Hu is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University, China, and holds a PhD in Thermal Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Mingke Hu previously served as a Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore and as a Marie Curie Individual Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK. His research interests include solar thermal, solar PVT, radiative sky cooling, thermochemical energy storage, and building energy saving. Prof. Hu has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and has hosted 15 research projects as principal investigator with total funding exceeding 9,000,000 CNY. Mingke Hu was recognized among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and received the 2024 Chinese National Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas) award. His honors also include the 2025 Pioneer Young Scientist Award and the 2021 Innovation Awards of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies. Mingke Hu serves as Associate Editor of Frontiers in Energy Research and Green Technologies and Sustainability, and as an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies. Mingke Hu has also served as Guest Editor for leading journals including Renewable Energy, Applied Thermal Engineering, Energy, and Building Simulation.

Affiliations and expertise
Southwest Jiaotong University