New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems Applications for Cold Regions

1. Introduction to solar photovoltaic/thermal comprehensive utilization systems
2. PCM-PV/T hot water systems
3. Tank-Type PV/T hot water systems
4. PV/T hot water systems with multiple connection methods
5. PV/T road-ground source heat pump heating systems
6. Dual-condenser heat pipe PV/T hot water/heating systems
7. Heat pipe PV/T-Trombe wall hot water/heating systems
8. PV/T-PCM-PEM electrolyzer hydrogen/heating systems
9. New design for buildings in special climate regions
10. Perspectives and future directions of solar photovoltaic/thermal systems

Prof. Yanping Yuan is the Co-Leader of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University, in China. He is Director of the National & Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Building Energy Efficiency and Green Building, and has won several national honorary titles, including National Young and Middle-Aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions and the National “Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project”, which are high-level academic titles in China. He received the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technology Innovation Award in 2021.

Prof. Yuan’s current interests cover both fundamental (heat and moisture transfer, two-phase heat and mass transfer) and applied aspects (PCM energy storage and renewable energy application). He is the Editor-in-Chief of Energy and Built Environment, Subject Editor of the Journal of Thermal Science, Associate Editor of the Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, and Editorial Board Member of Renewable Energy, Sustainable Cities and Society, and Energies. He has led 28 research projects, has published 185 SCI papers, and was selected in the "World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020". He has supervised 23 PhD students and 9 postdoctoral research fellows.
Dr. Jinzhi Zhou is a researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. He has taken part in various solar energy projects and designed several new types of solar energy systems.
Dr. Liangliang Sun is a researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. She began her research on solar energy technology ten years ago when she was a PhD student. She has completed several related projects and published multiple novel papers in this area.
Dr. Xiaoling Cao is a senior researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. Her research focuses on renewable energy heat pump systems and solar energy systems, obtaining considerable fund