Performance of photovoltaics in non-optimal orientations: An experimental study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 211-219

  Sánchez, Esteban ^a   Izard, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

a Si:H; Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); Non optimal orientation; Thin film; Zero energy buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; THIN FILMS;

A-SI:H; ANNUAL ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ARCHITECTURAL MODELING; BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; OPTIMAL ORIENTATION; PRODUCTION PROFILES; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

EID: 84919360682     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.035     Document Type: Article

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