Performance evaluation for solar collectors in Taiwan

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-40

  Chang, Tian Pau ^a  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gain; Optimal angle; Sine model; Solar radiation; Tracked panel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DRAG; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FORECASTING; IRRADIATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

BEAM COMPONENTS; CLEARNESS INDICES; EMPIRICAL MODELS; ENERGY GAINS; GAIN; GLOBAL IRRADIATIONS; GLOBAL RADIATIONS; OBSERVATION DATUMS; OBSERVED DATUMS; OPTIMAL ANGLE; OPTIMAL ANGLES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PREDICTED VALUES; SINE MODEL; TILT ANGLES; TIME FRAMES; TRACKED PANEL;

RADIATION;

NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 57449101072     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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