Optical performance of vertical axis three azimuth angles tracked solar panels

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1784-1791

  Ma, Yi ^a   Li, Guihua ^a   Tang, Runsheng ^a  

^a YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Empirical correlations; Optical performance; Optimal design; Seasonal adjustment of tilt angles; Three azimuth angles sun tracking

Indexed keywords

OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS; THREE AZIMUTH ANGLES SUN-TRACKING;

TRACKING (POSITION);

AZIMUTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LATITUDE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATION BALANCE; SOLAR POWER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79551559890     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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