10 results

Performance evaluation of electric vehicle ventilation using directly powered photovoltaic fans

Conference Proceeding
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-c...

A comparative range approach using the Real World Drive Cycles and the Battery Electric Vehicle

Conference Proceeding
Milligan, R., Muneer, T., & Smith, I. (2015)
A comparative range approach using the Real World Drive Cycles and the Battery Electric Vehicle. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC-India.2015.7386934
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 mil...

Performance analysis of photovoltaic powered dc motor - Propeller system.

Conference Proceeding
Kolhe, M., Atlam, O., Muneer, T., & Adhikari, S. K. (2015)
Performance analysis of photovoltaic powered dc motor - Propeller system. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (SPICES) (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPICES.2015.7091497
The application of autonomous directly photovoltaic (PV) powered electro-mechanical has received increasing attention for different applications (e.g. PV water pumping, PV pow...

Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans

Conference Proceeding
Muneer, T., Kolhe, M. L., Adhikari, S. K., & Smith, I. (2015)
Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans
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 ov...

Investigating the Impact of Ground Albedo on the Performance of PV Systems

Conference Proceeding
Kotak, Y., Gul, M. S., Muneer, T., & Ivanova, S. M. (2015)
Investigating the Impact of Ground Albedo on the Performance of PV Systems
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. For...

A review of the thermal performance of electric vehicles

Conference Proceeding
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 m...

Sustainable energy for world economies

Conference Proceeding
Muneer, T. (2010)
Sustainable energy for world economies. In F. Barbir, & S. Ulgiati (Eds.), Energy options impact on regional security. , (123-146). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9565-7_6
Energy is inevitable for human life and a secure and accessible supply of energy is crucial for the sustainability of modern societies. Yet mankind now faces challenges of dep...

Prospects for large-scale solar thermal electricity generation from the LIBYAN desert: technical feasibility.

Conference Proceeding
Aldali, Y., Henderson, D., & Muneer, T. (2009)
Prospects for large-scale solar thermal electricity generation from the LIBYAN desert: technical feasibility. In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, (517-525). https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2009-90007
The Great Sahara desert covers the entire range of Libyan longitude 11o 44’ to 23o 58’ E and a latitude range of 24o 17’ through to 30o 31’N, thus covering an area of 1,750,00...

Two years of measured performance of a medium-sized building integrated photovoltaic facility at Napier University, Edinburgh.

Conference Proceeding
Clarke, P., Davidson, A., Kubie, J. & Muneer, T. (2007)
Two years of measured performance of a medium-sized building integrated photovoltaic facility at Napier University, Edinburgh

Powder-coated Al-clad Windows: characteristics and performance.

Conference Proceeding
Asif, M., Davidson, A., & Muneer, T. (2000)
Powder-coated Al-clad Windows: characteristics and performance. In The Whole-life performance of facades - Proceedings, 63-69
Nor-Dan is the biggest windows manufacturing company in Norway and has been producing aluminium clad windows for the past 30 years. Over the last twenty years, powder coated a...