Effect of dust on the transparent cover of solar collectors

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 3192-3203

  Elminir, Hamdy K ^a   Ghitas, Ahmed E ^a   Hamid, R H ^a   El Hussainy, F ^b   Beheary, M M ^b   Abdel Moneim, Khaled M ^a  

^a National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics   (Egypt)

^b Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dust deposition density; Gradual reduction of transmittance; Incidence angle; Multi position test facility; Outdoor evaluation; Solar cells; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

DUST; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA; THUNDERSTORMS;

AZIMUTH ANGLES; DUST DEPOSITION DENSITY; GRADUAL REDUCTION OF TRANSMITTANCE; INCIDENCE ANGLE; MULTI-POSITION TEST FACILITY; OUTDOOR EVALUATION; TILT ANGLE; TRANSMITTANCE;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 33746093482     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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