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Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations (2015)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Gago, E. J., & Etxebarria, S. (2015). Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations. Future Cities and Environment, 1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40984-015-0008-5

Monthly-averaged daily global irradiation data are now easily available from NASA website for any global location. Using established models it is then possible to decompose the daily to averaged-hourly global irradiation. The missing link so far has... Read More about Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations.

Investigating the Impact of Ground Albedo on the Performance of PV Systems (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kotak, Y., Gul, M. S., Muneer, T., & Ivanova, S. M. (2015, April). Investigating the Impact of Ground Albedo on the Performance of PV Systems. Presented at CIBSE Technical Symposium

Several factors influence the energy generation of Photovoltaic (PV) installations. A ground albedo value of 0.2 is widely accepted and is used in modelling of PV systems. Foreground surfaces may have different albedo and hence a constant albedo valu... Read More about Investigating the Impact of Ground Albedo on the Performance of PV Systems.

Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muneer, T., Kolhe, M. L., Adhikari, S. K., & Smith, I. (2015, September). Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans. Presented at ITEC India/IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference India

All over the world, transport sector is contributing heavily towards Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The electric vehicles offers an elegant solution in terms of increasing overall efficiency compared with its fossil-fuel counterpart. Furthermore, if... Read More about Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans.

A comparative range approach using the Real World Drive Cycles and the Battery Electric Vehicle (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milligan, R., Muneer, T., & Smith, I. (2015, August). A comparative range approach using the Real World Drive Cycles and the Battery Electric Vehicle. Presented at 2015 IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC), Chennai, India

In the UK, a quarter of all CO2 emissions come from transport and 90% of this comes from road vehicles. According to the UK Government (a) at the end of 2013 there were 35 million vehicles licensed for use on the roads of UK and during 2013, over 430... Read More about A comparative range approach using the Real World Drive Cycles and the Battery Electric Vehicle.

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, April). Performance evaluation of electric vehicle ventilation using directly powered photovoltaic fans. Presented at 2015 IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC)

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 thermal panels and insulated windows. (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., Gago, E. J., & Skeaping, D. (2015). Solar thermal panels and insulated windows. In I. Stafell, D. J. L. Brett, N. P. Brandon, & A. D. Hawkes (Eds.), Domestic Microgeneration: Renewable and distributed energy technologies, policies and economics (136-162). Routledge

Solar photovoltaic system applications: a guidebook for off-grid electrification (2015)
Book
Mohanty, P., Muneer, T., & Kolhe, M. (Eds.). (2015). Solar photovoltaic system applications: a guidebook for off-grid electrification. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14663-8

Presenting a complete guide for the planning, design and implementation of solar PV systems for off-grid applications, this book features analysis based on the authors’ own laboratory testing as well as their in the field experiences. Incorporating t... Read More about Solar photovoltaic system applications: a guidebook for off-grid electrification.

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). 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.

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..

A review of the thermal performance of electric vehicles (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Doyle, A., Muneer, T., & Smith, I. (2015, August). A review of the thermal performance of electric vehicles. Presented at 2015 IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC), Chennai, India

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.

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..

Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges (2015)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Ivanova, S. M., Kotak, Y., & Gul, M. S. (2015). Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7(3), Article 033108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921387

Radiation heat transfer has very many applications within the building services sector. CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) Guide A provides the physics background and the relevant mathematical functions for radiant energy ex... Read More about Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges.

Solar energy measurements. (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Tham, Y. W. (2015). Solar energy measurements. In M. Kutz (Ed.), Mechanical Engineers Handbook: Energy and Power (805-838). (4). Wiley

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External design data: Chapter 2 Environmental design: CIBSE Guide A (2015)
Other
Levermore, G., Dixon, J., Eames, M., Hanby, V., Junaidi, H., Muneer, T., Sanders, C., & Virk, D. (2015). External design data: Chapter 2 Environmental design: CIBSE Guide A

This chapter provides the basic weather and solar data required for manual calculation of heating and cooling loads in the UK and Europe. For building simulation purposes, hourly data for CIBSE-defined Test Reference Years (trys) and Design Summer Ye... Read More about External design data: Chapter 2 Environmental design: CIBSE Guide A.