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<p>With the increase of renewable energy sources, the control methods of the energy systems are an increasingly important topic. Control methods have evolved from simple on/off controllers to methods that utilize artificial intelligence and can have a predictive nature. This paper investigates the control methods that are particular for solar thermal systems. A bibliometric method is applied to analyse scientific literature related to the specific application from the Web of Science database. Results show that recent developments in control methods focus on solar thermal to power and hybrid systems while district heating is a potential research gap. Annual publication trends, country, journal and keyword analysis is presented.</p>
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With the increase of renewable energy sources, the control methods of the energy systems are an increasingly important topic. Control methods have evolved from simple on/off controllers to methods that utilize artificial intelligence and can have a predictive nature. This paper investigates the control methods that are particular for solar thermal systems. A bibliometric method is applied to analyse scientific literature related to the specific application from the Web of Science database. Results show that recent developments in control methods focus on solar thermal to power and hybrid systems while district heating is a potential research gap. Annual publication trends, country, journal and keyword analysis is presented.

Bibliometric Analysis of the Solar Thermal System Control Methods

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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With the increase of renewable energy sources, the control methods of the energy systems are an increasingly important topic. Control methods have evolved from...

Bibliometric Analysis of the Solar Thermal System Control Methods

Published Online: Dec 09, 2021

Page range: 1114 - 1127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0084

Keywords
District heating, literature gaps, model predictive control, smart controls

© 2021 Mikelis Dzikevics et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Bibliometric Analysis of the Solar Thermal System Control Methods

Published Online: Dec 09, 2021

Page range: 1114 - 1127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0084

KeywordsDistrict heating, literature gaps, model predictive control, smart controls

© 2021 Mikelis Dzikevics et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
District heating, literature gaps, model predictive control, smart controls