Design of a solar greenhouse with energy delivery by the conversion of near infrared radiation - Part 1 optics and PV-cells

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 807, Issue , 2009, Pages 47-54

  Sonneveld, P J ^a   Swinkels, G L A M ^a   Bot, G P A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concentrators; Energy options; Greenhouse; PV system; Ray tracing; Solar cell efficiencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951256092     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.807.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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