Performance comparison of the sun tracking system and fixed system in the application of heating and lighting

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2 A, 2010, Pages 171-183

  Rustemli, Sabir ^a   Dincadam, Ferit ^a   Demirtas, Metin ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Renewable energy; Solar energy; Sun tracking system

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349249049     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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