Optimum tilt angle and orientation of solar surfaces in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Renewable Energy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-49

  Jafarkazemi, Farzad ^a   Saadabadi, S Ali ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Optimum orientation; Optimum tilt; Solar radiation; UAE

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI; CALCULATION RESULTS; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; OPTIMUM TILT; OPTIMUM TILT ANGLES; ORIENTATION ANGLES; SURFACE ORIENTATION; UAE;

SOLAR RADIATION;

SUN;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE AREA;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84875515835     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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