Efficient, low-cost solar thermoelectric cogenerators comprising evacuated tubular solar collectors and thermoelectric modules
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.008
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Thermoelectric conversion; Evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector; Solar cogeneration; Electricity; Thermal energy;All these keywords.
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