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December 2020
ISSN 0199-6231
EISSN 1528-8986
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Research Papers
Understanding the Effects of Capturing Climate and Occupancy Trends During Concept-Stage Sustainable Building Design
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046630
Topics:
Climate
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Design
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Energy consumption
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Green buildings
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Students
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Structures
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Sustainability
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Platinum
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Construction
Investigation of the Effect of Porous Material on the Flow and Temperature Patterns of a Passive Solar Air Heater
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046632
Topics:
Drying
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Porous materials
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Solar energy
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Temperature
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Heat flux
Monte Carlo Ray Tracing-Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a 1-kW Solar Cavity Receiver Radiated via 7-kW HFSS
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046779
Topics:
Cavities
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Computational fluid dynamics
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Fluids
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Radiation (Physics)
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Ray tracing
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Solar energy
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Temperature
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Heat transfer
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Turbulence
Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Thermoelectric Collector Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm With Simulated Annealing
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046832
Optimization of Fin Parameters to Reduce Entropy Generation and Melting Time of a Latent Heat Storage Unit
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046878
Topics:
Entropy
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Fins
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Heat transfer
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Latent heat
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Melting
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Optimization
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Storage
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Pareto optimization
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Temperature
Assessment of Photovoltaic Capabilities in Urban Environments: A Case Study of Islamabad, Pakistan
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046947
Topics:
Photovoltaic power systems
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Roofs
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Shades and shadows
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Stress
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Solar energy
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Satellites
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Cities
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Cooling
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Structures
,
Algorithms
District-Level Summertime Air-Conditioning Electricity Consumption and the Sensitivity of Peak Cooling Loads to Urban Weather Conditions in Beijing
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046948
Topics:
Cities
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Cooling
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Meteorology
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Stress
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Temperature
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Electric load
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Heat
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Air conditioning
A Hybrid Ray-Tracing Optical Model for Compound Parabolic Concentrators
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046949
Topics:
Glass
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Ray tracing
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Reflectance
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Solar energy
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Surface properties
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Refraction
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Reflection
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Errors
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Simulation
Techno-Economic Evaluation of a Concentrating Solar Power Plant Driven by an Organic Rankine Cycle
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 061009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047192
Technical Brief
Design, Fabrication, and Partial Characterization of a Solar Receiver and Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger for a Concentrated Solar Power Supercritical CO2 Testbed
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 064501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046631
Topics:
Design
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Manufacturing
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Solar energy
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Temperature
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Heat exchangers
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Testing
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Supercritical carbon dioxide
Performance Analysis of Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Array Using Magic Square View Configuration for Shade Dispersion
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 064502.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046877
Topics:
Photovoltaic power systems
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Shades and shadows
Techno-Economic Analysis of Micro-Grid Based Photovoltaic/Diesel Generator Hybrid Power System for Rural Electrification in Kerkennah, Tunisia
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2020, 142(6): 064503.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047031
Topics:
Batteries
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Diesel
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Diesel generators
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Electrification
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Hybrid power systems
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Microgrids
,
Solar energy
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Stress
,
Optimization
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Power systems (Machinery)
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Thermodynamic power cycle for the solar vortex engine
J. Sol. Energy Eng
Using Image Analysis Techniques for Dust Detection Over Photovoltaic Panels
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Solar Simulator Prototype With Halogen and Light-Emitting Diode Sources
J. Sol. Energy Eng (August 2025)
Experimental Study of a Cooling Photovoltaic Solar Panel Using Water-Wet Jute Fabric
J. Sol. Energy Eng (August 2025)
2024 Associate Editors Recognition
J. Sol. Energy Eng