Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Governance, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Professor, Department of New Energy and Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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BSc in Medical Engineering, Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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PhD in Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
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PhD in Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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MSc in Computer Systems Architecture, Faculty of Computer Engineering, Khajeh Nasir University, Tehran, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
With the industrialization of countries and the increase in urban population, humanity has an urgent need for energy. Over the past few decades, to address this necessity, humans have increasingly relied on fossil fuels. This reliance has resulted in the emission of greenhouse gases into the Earth's atmosphere, leading to global warming. Consequently, numerous natural hazards, such as climate change and the endangerment of habitats, have arisen. Two major concerns regarding fossil fuels are their rapid depletion and their significant contribution to global warming. Solar energy, as a renewable, abundant, and inexhaustible resource, offers a viable alternative to fossil fuels, producing considerably less pollution. In this study, we first introduce and analyze a thermal-solar system. Subsequently, using the TRNSYS software and its associated plugins, we model a hybrid thermal-solar system employing a liquid working fluid. Finally, the system is optimized using the GENOPT program, and the results for the optimized system are obtained and discussed
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