Environmental effects on a grid connected 900 W photovoltaic thin-film amorphous silicon system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2615-2622

  Al Hanai, Tuka ^a   Hashim, Rehab Bani ^a   El Chaar, Lana ^a   Lamont, Lisa Ann ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Environment; Grid Connected; Photovoltaic; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GRID CONNECTED; NATURAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SHORT PERIODS; SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC; SMALL SCALE; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; STAEBLER-WRONSKI EFFECT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FILM; HUMIDITY; IRRADIANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SAND; SILICON;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 79957439132     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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