Performance of photovoltaic module for different sites in Iraq

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-283

  Al Nimr, Moh'd Ahmad ^a,b   Al Shohani, Wisam A M ^c  

^a ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c FOUNDATION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic; Renewable energy; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873157651     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-012-0446-4     Document Type: Article

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