A simple model for PV module reflection losses under field conditions

Solar Energy

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 421-432

  Sjerps Koomen, E A ^a   Alsema, E A ^a   Turkenburg, W C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030483714     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(96)00137-5     Document Type: Article

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