New solar tracker

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-120

  Poulek, V ^a   Libra, M ^b  

^a Poulek Solar Ltd   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Energy surplus; Solar tracker

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ACCURACY; ENERGY SURPLUS; SOLAR TRACKER;

SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

EID: 0031999789     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00276-6     Document Type: Article

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