Characterisation of an Electric Motor Directly coupled to a Photovoltaic Solar Array in a Refrigeration Facility for Milk Cooling

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-471

  De Blas, M ^a   Appelbaum, J ^b   Torres, J L ^a   Garcia A ^a   de Francisco, A ^c  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK COOLING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ARRAY; POWER CONDITIONING DEVICE; REFRIGERATION FACILITY;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

ELECTRIC MOTORS;

EID: 33749986793     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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