A method for estimating the long-term performance of direct-coupled PV pumping systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 64, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 33-40

  Kou, Q ^a   Klein, S A ^a   Beckman, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PUMPS; SOLAR RADIATION;

DIRECT-COUPLED PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TRNSYS;

SOLAR CELLS;

PUMPING SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; WATER PUMP;

EID: 0032172782     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00049-8     Document Type: Article

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