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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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Since the system voltage is 24 V, but each panel produces only 12 V, an even number of
panels will be needed. Therefore, the number of panels = 8.
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ISBN: 9781466556966