Light-receiving characteristics of a distributed solar module with a plant shoot configuration

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1210-1226

  Obara, Shin'ya ^a   Tanno, Itaru ^a   Shiratori, Taichiro ^a  

^a TOMAKOMAI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Leaf arrangement analysis; Plant shoot; Solar cell module; Solar energy; Solar power generation

Indexed keywords

CLARIFICATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ENERGY DENSITIES; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GINKGO TREE; HIGH ENERGY DENSITY (HED); LEAF ARRANGEMENT ANALYSIS; PLANT SHOOT; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; SOLAR CELL MODULE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INSTALLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; SHAPE; SHOOT; SOLAR POWER;

ACER PALMATUM; DENDROPANAX TRIFIDUS;

EID: 58649105322     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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