Double lens collimator solar feedback sensor and master slave configuration: Development of compact and low cost two axis solar tracking system for CPV applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 137, Issue , 2016, Pages 352-363

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

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

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Concentrated photovoltaic; CPV; PV; Solar tracker

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); DESIGN; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRACKING (POSITION); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONTROL STRATEGIES; MASTER SLAVE CONTROL; MASTER-SLAVE CONFIGURATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SOLAR TRACKER; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; BUILDING; COST ANALYSIS; DESERT; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TRACKING;

EID: 84983800240     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.08.035     Document Type: Article

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