Performance comparison of a double-axis sun tracking versus fixed PV system

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2665-2672

  Eke, Rustu ^a   Senturk, Ali ^a  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Double axis tracking system; Photovoltaic; PV performance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY OUTPUT; ENERGY RATING; ENERGY VALUE; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV PERFORMANCE; PV SYSTEM; SIMULATED DATA; SOLAR ALTITUDE ANGLE; SUN-TRACKING; TILT ANGLE; TRACKING SYSTEM; TWO-AXIS; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS;

ELECTRICITY; TRACKING (POSITION);

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INSTALLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TRACKING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

MUGLA; TURKEY;

EID: 84865596764     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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