Design of tracking photovoltaic systems with a single vertical axis

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 533-543

  Lorenzo, E ^a   Perez M ^b   Ezpeleta, A ^c   Acedo, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Alternativas Energeticas Solares   (Spain)

^c Energia Hidroelectrica Navarra   (Spain)

^d Ingeteam Technology SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR TRACKING;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0036901032     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.442     Document Type: Article

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