Effects of water spray over the photovoltaic modules on the performance of a photovoltaic water pumping system under different operating conditions

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1546-1555

  Abdolzadeh, M ^a   Ameri, M ^b   Mehrabian, M A ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

operating conditions; performance; photovoltaic module; pump; water spray

Indexed keywords

HIGH-POWER; LOW RATES; OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POWER-LOSSES; WATER PUMPING; WATER PUMPING SYSTEMS; WATER SPRAY; WATER SPRAYS; WATER YIELD;

ENERGY CONVERSION; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 79958701053     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2010.499416     Document Type: Article

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