Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Solar Collectors and Panels, Theory and Applications

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Reccab Manyala
Reccab Manyala

University of Zambia

Published05 October 2010

Doi10.5772/290

ISBN978-953-307-142-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-5964-3

Copyright year2010

Number of pages456

This book provides a quick read for experts, researchers as well as novices in the field of solar collectors and panels research, technology, applications, theory and trends in research. It covers the use of solar panels applications in detail, ranging from lighting to use in solar vehicles.

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Open access  chapters

1. Internal Lighting by Solar Collectors and Optical Fibres

By Paola Sansoni, Daniela Fontani, Franco Francini, Luca Mercatelli, David Jafrancesco, Elisa Sani and Debora Ferruzzi

6,831
4. Hybrid Solar Vehicles

By Gianfranco Rizzo, Ivan Arsie and Marco Sorrentino

11,283
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6. Solar Energy Absorbers

By Himanshu Dehra

3,178
9
8. Shape Measurement of Solar Collectiors by Null Screens

By Victor Moreno-Oliva, Rufino Diaz-Uribe and Manuel Campos_García

3,045
9. Theory, Algorithms and Applications for Solar Panel MPP Tracking

By Lucian Milea, Adrian Zafiu, Orest Oltu and Monica Dascalu

8,585
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13. General Formula for On-Axis Sun-Tracking System

By Kok-Keong Chong and Chee-Woon Wong

17,112
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11,246
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16. Ray-Thermal-Structural Coupled Analysis of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector System

By Yong Shuai, Fu-Qiang Wang, Xin-Lin Xia and He-Ping Tan

4,676
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19. Thermal Performance of Photovoltaic Systems Integrated in Buildings

By Dimitri Bigot, Miranville Frédéric, Harry Boyer and Ali Hamada Fakra

4,260
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