Using CAD software to simulate PV energy yield - The case of product integrated photovoltaic operated under indoor solar irradiation

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1526-1537

  Reich, N H ^a   van Sark, W G J H M ^a   Turkenburg, W C ^a   Sinke, W C ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BIPV; CAD; Performance; PIPV; PV; Ray tracing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CAD SOFTWARES; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; ENERGY YIELDS; INTENSITY DATA; NUMERICAL DATA; POWER OUT PUT; PV ENERGY; PV POWERED; RAY TRACING SIMULATION; RENDERED IMAGES; SIMULATION ACCURACY; SOFTWARE TOOL; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SUN-TRACKING; TIME COURSE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IRRADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RAY TRACING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRADIATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAY TRACING; SOFTWARE; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77954312805     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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