Optimum tilt angle for flat plate collectors all over the World - A declination dependence formula and comparisons of three solar radiation models

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-143

  Stanciu, Camelia ^a   Stanciu, Dorin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Absorbed radiation; Flat plate collectors; Optimum tilt angle; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED RADIATION; ABSORBED SOLAR RADIATIONS; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; OPTIMUM TILT ANGLES; SOLAR RADIATION MODEL; TECHNICAL LITERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

SUN; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84897800558     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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