Output energy of a photovoltaic module mounted on a single-axis tracking system

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2071-2078

  Chang, Tian Pau ^a  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gain; Optimal angle; Photovoltaic module; Solar radiation; Tracked panel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ELECTRIC ENERGIES; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GAIN; GLOBAL RADIATION; OPTIMAL ANGLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; TRACKED PANEL; TRACKING SYSTEM;

RADIATION;

NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION; TILT;

EID: 64649086253     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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