Data sets for energy rating of photovoltaic modules

Solar Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-279

  Huld, Thomas ^a   Dunlop, Ewan ^a   Beyer, Hans Georg ^b   Gottschalg, Ralph ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy rating; Photovoltaics; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY RATING; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MODELING APPROACH; MODULE PERFORMANCE; OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84878103169     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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