Experimental study of a multi-purpose PV-refrigerator system

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 746-757

  Aktacir, Mehmet Azmi ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GAP region; Photovoltaic (PV); Refrigeration; Solar energy; Stand alone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957485132     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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