Performance analysis of tracked panel according to predicted global radiation

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2029-2034

  Chang, Tian Pau ^a  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gain; Global radiation; Optimal angle; Tracked panel

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL MODEL; FITTING CURVES; GAIN; GLOBAL RADIATION; INSTALLATION ANGLE; OBSERVED DATA; OPTIMAL ANGLE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; ROTATION ANGLES; SINGLE-AXIS; TILT ANGLE; TRACKED PANEL; TRACKING SYSTEM;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CURVE FITTING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 67149116844     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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