TRNSYS stands for transient system simulation software. This paper describes a procedure
that was used to validate a TRNSYS model for estimating electricity yields from a fixed slope …

That solar tracking improves energy yields from solar harvest systems is not debatable. Nor
is the under powering of tropical Africa amidst plenty of energy resources-including solar …

This paper describes work carried out to test the performance of a newly invented solar
tracker. It is a gravity driven, bladder-flow controlled, Hooke coupled inclined non polar axis …

This paper reports the design and testing of a concentrated solar photovoltaic thermal
(CSPVT) system. The system consists of the PV panel, its cooling system, the parabolic …

this paper reports the design and testing parts of work on a concentrated solar photovoltaic
thermal (CSPVT) system. The system consists of several components: the PV panel, its …

At less than 30% electrification, Tropical Africa is the most energy-poor electrified region of
the world. At home level, the annual per-capita electric energy consumption ranges between …

This work is a follow on to previous ones on solar tracking in Tropical Africa by the authors.
While the first work showed the necessity to replace current fixed panels/collectors with two …

This thesis contains innovations that could help homesteads in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) to
'harvest'more energy from flat solar energy collection surfaces. The thesis makes the …

Environmental and economic problems caused by over dependence on fossil fuels have
increased the demand and request for green energy produced by alternative renewable …