Brian Norton

Research interests

Publications

• Daylight: What makes the difference?

  Lighting Research & Technology · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153519869758

• Advances in switchable and highly insulating autonomous (self-powered) glazing systems for adaptive low energy buildings

  Renewable Energy · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.038

• Efficient energy storage technologies for photovoltaic systems

  Solar Energy · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.052

• Heat retention of a photovoltaic/thermal collector with PCM

  Solar Energy · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.04.024

• Increased photovoltaic performance through temperature regulation by phase change materials: Materials comparison in different climates

  Solar Energy · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.02.003

• Phase change materials for photovoltaic thermal management

  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.050

• Energy and Cost Saving of a Photovoltaic-Phase Change Materials (PV-PCM) System through Temperature Regulation and Performance Enhancement of Photovoltaics

  Energies · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.3390/en7031318

• Characterization of phase change materials for thermal control of photovoltaics using Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Temperature History Method

  Energy Conversion and Management · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.02.042

• Natural convection in an internally finned phase change material heat sink for the thermal management of photovoltaics

  Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.008

• Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics

  Solar Energy · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.06.010

• Enhancing the performance of building integrated photovoltaics

  Solar Energy · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2009.10.004

• Real-life energy use in the UK: How occupancy and dwelling characteristics affect domestic electricity use

  Energy and Buildings · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.09.001

• Optimal sizing of array and inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic systems

  Solar Energy · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2006.01.006

• Long term performance analysis of a grid connected photovoltaic system in Northern Ireland

  Energy Conversion and Management · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2006.03.026

• The impact of array inclination and orientation on the performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system

  Renewable Energy · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2006.05.006

• Phase change materials for limiting temperature rise in building integrated photovoltaics

  Solar Energy · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2005.10.006

• Thermal regulation of building-integrated photovoltaics using phase change materials

  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.11.015

• The design and experimental characterisation of an asymmetric compound parabolic photovoltaic concentrator for building façade integration in the UK

  Solar Energy · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2004.05.015

• Life-cycle operational and embodied energy for a generic single-storey office building in the UK

  Energy · 2002 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0360-5442(01)00061-5

• Review of solar-energy drying systems II: an overview of solar drying technology

  Energy Conversion and Management · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-8904(98)00093-4

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