Annual angular reflection losses in PV modules

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-84

  Martin N ^a   Ruiz, J M ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angular reflection; Optical losses; PV modules evaluation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFLECTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANGULAR REFLECTION; ANGULAR REFLECTION LOSSES (AAL); OPTICAL LOSSES; PV-MODULES EVALUATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 13244299142     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.585     Document Type: Article

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