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Photovoltaic solar cell array used for supplemental power generation
A.S. Barker,H.J. Power +1 more
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In this paper, the performance of a silicon cell non-tracking photovoltaic array has been studied over a three year period, where the array provided power in parallel with commercial utility power in a shared mode which makes use of all the solar energy generated.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy.The article was published on 1979-01-01. It has received 7 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photovoltaic system & Maximum power point tracking.read more
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The need of subsidy for the implementation of photovoltaic solar energy as supporting of decentralized electrical power generation in Brazil
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method for the optimization of energy systems at the laboratory of optimisation of energy system at the University of Sao Paulo State University, Guaratingueta.
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An approach to evaluate the energy advantage of two axes solar tracking systems in Spain
Fernando Cruz-Peragón,Pedro J. Casanova-Peláez,Francisco A. Díaz,R. Lopez-Garcia,J.M. Palomar +4 more
TL;DR: Final annual energetic results demonstrate that two axes devices show a relevant energy advantage (higher than 20%) for most of the national territory.
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Design of electronic optimizer for solar electric drive system
TL;DR: In this article, a servo chopper is used to provide constant voltage operation of the solar generator so that maximum power can be delivered to the drive motor for any light intensity.
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Solar software applied to design a photovoltaic system to supply the energy demand of an italian school
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the use of SOLAR 1.1 software to design a system for supplying a part of the electric demand of a school situated in Umbertide.
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Case Study for Automatic Station for Resources Development in Iraq
S. Hussain,S.A. Haddad +1 more
TL;DR: The prototype has been successful and will provide the basics for a national network of automatic observation stations in Iraq and a critical evaluation of automatically observed data with existing (manual) data is presented.
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Units and symbols in solar energy
William A. Beckman,J.W. Bugler,P.I. Cooper,John A. Duffie,R.V. Dunkle,Peter E. Glaser,T. Horigome,E.D. Howe,T.A. Lawand,P.L. van der Mersch,John Page,Norman R. Sheridan,S.V. Szokolay,G.T. Ward +13 more
TL;DR: The application of S.I. units to some common solar energy quantities is discussed, and a list of preferred names, symbols and units is recommended.
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Performance of a tilted solar cell under various atmospheric conditions
TL;DR: In this article, the results of the numerical simulation of the response (viz photocurrent, optimum power output, and optimum efficiency) of a Ga1−xAlxAsGaAs cell are presented as a function of its tilt angle for five different models of the terrestrial atmosphere, and for several elevations of the sun.