Design of a novel passive solar tracker

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Clifford, M J ^a   Eastwood, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Passive; Tracker

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELLING; DAMPERS; SOLAR TRACKERS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINUM; BIMETALS; COMPLEXATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VISCOSITY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR POWER; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 4344655828     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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