Outputs (107)

Performance evaluation of electric vehicle ventilation using directly powered photovoltaic fans (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kolhe, M. L., Muneer, T., Adhikari, S. K., & Smith, I. (2015). Performance evaluation of electric vehicle ventilation using directly powered photovoltaic fans. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC-India.2015.7386939

Electric vehicles have tremendous potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One of the main draw-back of the electric vehicle though is the sourcing of energy for air-conditioning of its cabin space. In this work, a fully instrumented Renault... Read More about Performance evaluation of electric vehicle ventilation using directly powered photovoltaic fans.

Performance analysis of photovoltaic powered dc motor - Propeller system. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kolhe, M., Atlam, O., Muneer, T., & Adhikari, S. K. (2015, February). Performance analysis of photovoltaic powered dc motor - Propeller system. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems

The application of autonomous directly photovoltaic (PV) powered electro-mechanical has received increasing attention for different applications (e.g. PV water pumping, PV powered cooling of arid climate greenhouses, solar vehicles etc). The PV array... Read More about Performance analysis of photovoltaic powered dc motor - Propeller system..

Solar radiation fundamentals and PV system components. (2015)
Book Chapter
Mohanty, P., Muneer, T., Gago, E. J., & Kotak, Y. (2015). Solar radiation fundamentals and PV system components. In P. Mohanty, T. Muneer, & M. Kolhe (Eds.), Solar Photovoltaic System Applications: A Guidebook for Off-Grid Electrification (7-47). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14663-8_2

Solar PV technology has emerged as one of the most matured and fast evolving renewable energy technologies and it is expected that it will play a major role in the future global electricity generation mix. Keeping the rapid development of the PV tech... Read More about Solar radiation fundamentals and PV system components..

Performance of Solar PV Systems (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Kotak, Y. (2015). Performance of Solar PV Systems. In P. Mohanty, T. Muneer, & M. Kolhe (Eds.), Solar Photovoltaic System Applications (107-135). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14663-8_5

This chapter provides a review of the complete solar photovoltaic system that includes a discussion on the trends in manufacturing technology of the constituting components. The chapter then provides the reader with a detailed discussion on the steps... Read More about Performance of Solar PV Systems.

A review of the thermal performance of electric vehicles (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Doyle, A., Muneer, T., & Smith, I. (2015). A review of the thermal performance of electric vehicles. . https://doi.org/10.1109/itec-india.2015.7386922

It is becoming widely accepted that the electric vehicle (EV) has found its place in the automobile market as a solution to many topical issues that face governments, policy makers, industrial stakeholders and even individuals in terms of energetic,... Read More about A review of the thermal performance of electric vehicles.

Higher ground source heat pump COP in a residential building through the use of solar thermal collectors (2015)
Journal Article
Girard, A., Gago, E. J., Muneer, T., & Caceres, G. (2015). Higher ground source heat pump COP in a residential building through the use of solar thermal collectors. Renewable Energy, 80, 26-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.063

This article investigates the feasibility of achieving higher performance from ground-source heat-pumps (GSHP) in space heating mode through the use of solar thermal collectors. A novel simulation tool for solar-assisted ground-source heat-pumps (SGS... Read More about Higher ground source heat pump COP in a residential building through the use of solar thermal collectors.

Super insulated aerogel windows: Impact on daylighting and thermal performance (2015)
Journal Article
Garnier, C., Muneer, T., & McCauley, L. (2015). Super insulated aerogel windows: Impact on daylighting and thermal performance. Building and Environment, 94, 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.08.009

Window design plays an important role in achieving energy efficient buildings and in providing thermal comfort of building occupants. This paper investigates a newly developed aerogel window and the potential improvement on the comfort factors of an... Read More about Super insulated aerogel windows: Impact on daylighting and thermal performance.

Use of Microsoft-Excel environment for effective teaching delivery of a course In heat transfer. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muneer, T., Gul, M. S., Gago, E. J., & Kotak, Y. (2015, August). Use of Microsoft-Excel environment for effective teaching delivery of a course In heat transfer. Paper presented at International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering,

The Effective Use Of Computer Assisted Learning For Teaching Thermo-Fluid Engineering Modules. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muneer, T., Gul, M. S., Gago, E. J., & Kotak, Y. (2015, August). The Effective Use Of Computer Assisted Learning For Teaching Thermo-Fluid Engineering Modules. Paper presented at International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering,

Evaluation of solar modelling techniques through experiment on a 627 kWp photo-voltaic solar power plant at Edinburgh College—Midlothian Campus, Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
Jeffrey, M., Kelly, I., Muneer, T., & Smith, I. (2015). Evaluation of solar modelling techniques through experiment on a 627 kWp photo-voltaic solar power plant at Edinburgh College—Midlothian Campus, Scotland. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7(3), Article 033128. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922450

The accuracy and applicability of existing methods of solar resource modelling and solar photovoltaic module performance are investigated in the case of a ground array installation at Edinburgh College, Midlothian Campus, the principal derived quanti... Read More about Evaluation of solar modelling techniques through experiment on a 627 kWp photo-voltaic solar power plant at Edinburgh College—Midlothian Campus, Scotland..