The gain of single-axis tracked panel according to extraterrestrial radiation

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1074-1079

  Chang, Tian Pau ^a  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extraterrestrial radiation; Gain; Incident angle; Rotation angle; Tracked panel

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ENERGY;

GAIN; INCIDENT ANGLES; ROTATION ANGLES; SINGLE-AXIS; SOLAR NOON; TILT ANGLE; TRACKED PANEL;

RADIATION;

LATITUDE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 61749083485     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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