Comparative analysis of energy produced by photovoltaic modules with anti-soiling coated surface in arid climates

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 626-634

  Piliougine, M ^a   Canete C ^a   Moreno, R ^a   Carretero, J ^a   Hirose, J ^b   Ogawa, S ^b   Sidrach de Cardona, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti soiling coating; Energy rating; Optical losses

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; COATINGS; DUST; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OPTICAL LOSSES;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ENERGY RATING; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SELF-CLEANING COATINGS; SELF-CLEANING EFFECTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ARID REGION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLEANUP; COATING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSMITTANCE;

ANDALUCIA; MALAGA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84884201825     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.048     Document Type: Article

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