Low-cost solar radiation sensing transducer for Photovoltaic systems

WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Gagliano, S ^a   Neri, D ^a   Pitrone, N ^a   Savalli, N ^a   Tina, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffuse solar radiation; Low cost; Photovoltaic System; Sensing transducer; Solar Radiation; Tracking System

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSULATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67049119474     PISSN: 17905079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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