Optimum tilt and orientation angles for photovoltaic panels in the Vaal triangle

Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Asowata, Osamede ^a   Swart, James ^a   Pienaar, Christo ^a  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; DATA LOGGER; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; LOAD PROFILES; LOAD RESISTANCES; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; ORIENTATION ANGLES; OUTPUT POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; POWER REGULATION; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATION PACKAGES; TILT ANGLE; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY POLICY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84870547459     PISSN: 21574839     EISSN: 21574847     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APPEEC.2012.6307168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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