Determination of energy output losses due to shading of building-integrated photovoltaic arrays using a raytracing technique

Solar Energy

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-124

  Kovach, A ^a   Schmid, J ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b ISET   (Germany)

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EID: 0030210473     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(96)00066-7     Document Type: Article

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