electrical rating of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems: Long-term performance analysis and comparison to conventional PV systems

International Journal of Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 189-196

  Burhan, Muhammad ^a   Ernest, Chua Kian Jon ^a   Choon, Ng Kim ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CPV; Electrical rating; Long term performance; MJC; Solar tracker

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960128942     PISSN: 20869614     EISSN: 20872100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14716/ijtech.v7i2.2983     Document Type: Article

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