A photographic method to estimate the shading effect of obstructions

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 886-902

  Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Di Gangi, Alessandra ^a   Orioli, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photograph; Photovoltaic; Shading; Solar access; Solar path

Indexed keywords

PHOTOGRAPH; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SHADING; SOLAR ACCESS; SOLAR PATH;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

ESTIMATION;

NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84856687293     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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