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Integration of an on-axis general sun-tracking formula in the algorithm of an open-loop sun-tracking system

Kok-Keong Chong1, Chee-Woon Wong, Fei-Lu Siaw

  • 1Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman,Off Jalan Genting Kelang, Setapak, 53300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; E-Mails: cheewoon_w@hotmail.com (C.-W.W.); jessiesiaw@gmail.com (F.-L.S.); ytkeat@yahoo.com (T.-K.Y.); ngss@utar.edu.my (S.-S.N.); liangms@utar.edu.my (M.-S.L.); yslim@utar.edu.my (Y.-S.L.); lausl@utar.edu.my (S.-L.L.).

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 13, 2012
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azimuth-elevationgeneral sun-tracking formulapassive sensorssolar collectorsolar concentratorsun-tracking accuracy

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