Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Low-Cost Radiation Sensor Based on the Photovoltaic Effect for Building Applications

The energy consumed to cool buildings is very elevated and solar gains represent a high percentage of these cooling loads. To minimize the thermal load it is necessary to control external shading systems. This control requires continuous measurement of solar radiation in different locations of the b...

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Main Authors: Ángel Gómez-Moreno, Pedro José Casanova-Peláez, José Manuel Palomar-Carnicero, Fernando Cruz-Peragón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/11/926