'Self-learning tracking': A new control strategy for PV concentrators

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-226

  Arboiro, J C ^a   Sala, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

SELF LEARNING TRACKING SYSTEMS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 0031144518     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199705/06)5:3<213::aid-pip171>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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