New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems

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.

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.

1. Introduction to solar photovoltaic/thermal comprehensive utilization systems2. PCM-PV/T hot water systems3. Tank-Type PV/T hot water systems4. PV/T hot water systems with multiple connection methods5. PV/T road-ground source heat pump heating systems6. Dual-condenser heat pipe PV/T hot water/heating systems7. Heat pipe PV/T-Trombe wall hot water/heating systems8. PV/T-PCM-PEM electrolyzer hydrogen/heating systems9. New design for buildings in special climate regions10. Perspectives and future directions of solar photovoltaic/thermal systems