Measured and modelled improvement in solar energy yield from flat plate photovoltaic systems utilizing different tracking systems and under a range of environmental conditions

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1756-1771

  Koussa, M ^a   Cheknane, A ^b   Hadji, S ^c   Haddadi, M ^d   Noureddine, S ^a  

^a CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGHOUAT   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE POLYTECHNIQUE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Gain; Photovoltaic; Solar irradiation; Sun tracking

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; ROTATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TRACKING (POSITION);

CLEARNESS INDICES; DAY-LENGTH; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL GAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLAT PLATE; GAIN; MAIN PARAMETERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKY CONDITION; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SUN TRACKERS; SUN TRACKING; SUN TRACKING MECHANISM; SUN TRACKING SYSTEMS; TRACKING SYSTEM; TWO-AXIS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CLEAR SKY; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICAL POWER; IRRADIANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TRACKING;

EID: 79551516167     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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