A new mobile application for maintenance tasks in photovoltaic installations by using GPS data

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-85

  Fernandez Pacheco D G ^a   Molina Martinez J M ^a   Ruiz Canales, A ^b   Jimenez M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

GPS; Mobile device; PV; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SECTOR; FIXED INSTALLATIONS; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; GPS DATA; HAND HELD DEVICE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MAINTENANCE TASKS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; OUTPUT POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION; POSITION DATA; PV; PV INSTALLATIONS; PV MODULES; PV PLANTS; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; WINDOWS MOBILES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAINTENANCE; MOBILE DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 84855905798     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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