On-site PV characterization and the effect of soiling on their performance

Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 439-446

  Kalogirou, Soteris A ^a   Agathokleous, Rafaela ^a   Panayiotou, Gregoris ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Characterization; Dust; Performance; Photovoltaic; Soiling

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DEPOSITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RAIN;

DUST DEPOSITION; EXPOSED SURFACES; MONOCRYSTALLINE; ON-SITE MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SOILING;

DUST;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; DEGRADATION; DUST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RAINFALL; SILICON;

CYPRUS; SAHARA;

EID: 84875403334     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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