The Brazilian experience with a photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis plant

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 373-385

  De Carvalho, Paulo Cesar Marques ^a   Riffel, Douglas Bressan ^a   Freire, Cristiano ^b   Montenegro, Francisco Fabio Damasceno ^c  

^a DEE UFC   (Brazil)

^b Agenda de Regulacao dos Servicos Publicos Delegados do Estado do Ceara (Arce)   (Brazil)

^c CEFET Ceará   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Desalination; Photovoltaic; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUCTION MOTORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWERED REVERSE OSMOSIS; SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 3943091943     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.543     Document Type: Article

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