An approach to evaluate the energy advantage of two axes solar tracking systems in Spain

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5131-5142

  Cruz Peragón, Fernando ^a   Casanova Peláez, Pedro J ^a   Díaz, Francisco A ^a   López García, Rafael ^a   Palomar, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic solar system; Profitability; Solar tracking; Spain

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; TRACKING (POSITION);

DIFFUSE MODELS; ELECTRICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR SYSTEM; SOLAR TRACKING; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; SPAIN; TRACKING SYSTEM;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PROFITABILITY; RADIATION BALANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; TERRITORY; TRACKING;

SPAIN;

EID: 80052269744     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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