Study of models for predicting the diffuse irradiance on inclined surfaces

Applied Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 170-186

  Li, Danny H W ^a   Cheung, Gary H W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDING DESIGNS; DIFFUSE IRRADIANCE; PEREZ-POINT SOURCE MODEL (PEREZSIM); SOLAR-SYSTEM ANALYSES;

IRRADIATION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIFFUSION; IRRADIATION; MODELING;

EID: 13944281304     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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