Intelligent sun-tracking system for efficiency maximization of photovoltaic energy production

Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 80-84

  Figueiredo, João M G ^a   da Costa, José M G Sá ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intelligent Sensors; Photovoltaic Cells; Supervisory Control; Tracking Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061906027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2172038X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24084/repqj06.224     Document Type: Article

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