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A

absorption coefficient 97

absorption cooling process 178

absorption cooling technology 177

absorption heat 198

adsorption heat 136

Aguilar and Collares-Pereira 32

air conditioning 6

air conditioning manufacturer 6

air duct 121

air mass 25

air preheating 105

angle of incidence 23

Angstroem turbidity formula 25

annual efficiency 238

antifreeze 51

Array Ratio 206

artificial light sources 294

astronomical unit 14

autoregressive procedure 27

B

back-ventilated PV double facades 243

binding enthalpy 136

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Boltzmann constant 14

breakdown voltage 225

brightness adaptation 300

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller theory 135

building integration 246

bypass diodes 225

C

cable sizing 231

cadmium telluride 203

candela 293

CCD camera 308

chromosphere 14

circuit-breaker 201

circulation loss 60

circulation pump 60

Clausius–Clapeyron equation 131

clearness index 26

closed cycle adsorption cooling 162

coefficient of performance 124

coefficient of performance open sorption 158

coefficients of performance adsorption

cooler 175

collector efficiency factor 79 108

combined drinking water and heating

storage 57

compact fluorescent lights 295

compression cooler 123

contact conductivity 79

controller 54

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convective heat transfer 89 109

cooling energy demand 6

cooling market 123

copper-indium-diselenide 203

cost desiccant cooling 129

counter-current heat exchanger 145

crossflow heat exchanger 146

curve fitting 215

D

Dalton’s law 130

daylight coefficient 289 311

daylight-guiding elements 289

declination 17

dehumidifying efficiency 134

density 107

desiccant cooling 125

desorption process 173

diffuse irradiance 34

direct energy transmission 255

discharge control 65

distortion factor 234

double-lift absorption process 181

drinking water stores 55

E

ecliptic plane 16

effective transmission-absorption 97

electrical energy loss 246

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electrical field 208

electrical safety 232

electricity consumption 2 288

EN832 257

energy amortisation 206

energy consumption 1

energy costs 5

energy gaps 207

equation of time 18

equator coordinates 17

EVA 203

evaporation enthalpy 131

evaporation enthalpy of absorption

refrigerants 182

expansion vessel 51

explicit model 221

external loads 8

external sun-protection 8

extinction coefficient 94

extraterrestrial irradiance 17

extraterrestrial irradiance 13

eye 292

F

fin efficiency 78

fluorescent lamps 294

forced convection 90

forced convection by wind 229

form factors 85

Fourier’s law 75

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free convection 89

Fresnel formulae 93

friction 120

G

Gaussian distribution 28

Gaussian mapping 29

generator characteristic 223

generator interconnecting 223

glare 291

Gordon and Reddy distribution 28

H

halogen lights 295

harmonic content 234

heat capacity 132

heat conductivity 107

heat dissipation factor 81

heat exchangers 53

heat losses of stores 57

heat recovery 106 143

heat recovery efficiency 145

heat storage 55

heat transfer coefficient 84 250

heat transfer coefficient for radiation 85

heating pump 50

heating support 61

horizon coordinates 20

hour angle 18

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humidification efficiency 152

humidifier technology 152

hx diagram 127

hydraulics 49

hypocaust 106

I

ideal performance figures 190

illuminance 289

internal loads 7

inverter 234

inverter rated power 241

investment costs cooling 125

island formation 235

isostere 138

isostere diagram 179

isotropic diffuse irradiance 35

K

kinematic viscosity 107

L

Lambert radiator 297

laminar flow 111

legionellae 64

light-emitting diodes 295

light measurements 307

load storage 64

low energy buildings 3

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low iron glass 92

luminance 291

luminous intensity 300

M

market solar thermal collectors 45

maximum efficiency of a solar cell 207

maximum power point 210

Mie dispersion 25

module inverter 202

module mounting 245

module Ratio 206

mol mass 131

Mollier diagram 126

monthly irradiation 11

Moon and Spencer sky 305

multi-functional use 243

N

night vision 292

Nußelt correlation 90

Nußelt number 251

O

open circuit voltage 209

operating pressure 52

overheating problem 259

ozone 25

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P

parabolic concentrating collectors 48

parallel or shunt resistance 213

passive buildings 2

Perez coefficients 37

Perez model 36

performance ratio 206

photocurrent 214

photometric radiation equivalent 292

photometric receiver 308

photosphere 13

photovoltaic roof tile 204

Planck’s law 15

Polarisation 92

Poynting vector 291

pressure drops 53

pressure losses 120

primary energy conversion efficiency 159

PV module costs 204

pyranometer 39

R

radiant emittance 14

Rayleigh scattering 25

rectification heat 196

recuperator 143

refractive index 94

regenerative heat exchanger 148

Regula falsi Algorithmus 141

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relative humidity 130

resistance of copper 231

Reynolds number 250

rib efficiency 115

rich solution 184

Röntgen radiation 291

S

safety glass 204

saturation current 211

saturation pressure 131

seasonal storage 46

selective coating 87

series resistance 212

shading 39 225

short-circuit current 209

short-circuit protection 232

short-term store 63

sky luminous intensity models 304

skylight 311

Snell’s law 93

solar air collectors 103

solar constant 14

solar cooling 123

solar district heating 68

solar ventilation gains 259

solar-thermally powered cooling 125

SOLARWALL 103

sorption isotherm 132

sorption rotor 130

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sorption wheels 129

spatial angle 296

spectral sensitivity 292

standards and guidelines 74

statistical noise 28

Stefan–Boltzmann constant 85

Stefan–Boltzmann law 14

storage modelling 97

string diodes 232

string inverter 202

sun–earth distance 15

sun-position diagram 22

sunrise time 21

swimming pool absorbers 47

system voltage 232

system yield 10

T

temperature model 228

temperature rise of a PV module 246

temperature stratification 61

thermal capacity 107

thermal collector types 47

thermal comfort 153

thermal compressor 186

thermal efficiency 81

total energy transmission 254

transformation efficiency 235

Trombe-wall 103

turbidity factor 26

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turbulent flow 114

two-diode model 211

U

units in lighting technology 303

V

vacuum tube collectors 48

vapour enthalpy 192

vapour pressures of ammonia 186

vapour purity 189

voltage level 201

volume expansion coefficient 51

W

warranties 207

water heating 2

Z

zeolites 132