Fabrication and irradiance mapping of a low cost solar simulator for indoor testing of solar collector

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Hussain, F ^a   Othman, M Y H ^b   Yatim, B ^b   Ruslan, H ^b   Sopian, K ^b   Anuar, Z ^a   Khairuddin, S ^a  

^a National Metrology Laboratory   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

irradiance mapping; irradiance uniformity; solar simulator

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN LAMPS; IRRADIANCE MAPPING; IRRADIANCE UNIFORMITY; LOW COSTS; PHILIPS; SOLAR SIMULATOR;

INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHTING; MAPPING; SIMULATORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 80455140188     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004548     Document Type: Article

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