Comparison of methods for generating typical meteorological year using meteorological data from a tropical environment

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 528-537

  Janjai, S ^a   Deeyai, P ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Solar energy; Solar radiation; Typical meteorological data

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TROPICS;

COMPARISON OF METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES; SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS; TRNSYS SIMULATION PROGRAM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS; TYPICAL METEOROLOGICAL YEAR;

ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 58049134292     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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