Effects of tilt and azimuth on annual incident solar radiation for United States locations

International Solar Energy Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 225-232

  Christensen, Craig B ^a   Barker, Greg M ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Mountain Energy Partnership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SPACE HEATING;

CLEARNESS INDEX; CLIMATE FACTORS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0346962797     PISSN: 15468402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/sed2001-128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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