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Photovoltaïque intégré aux marquises de gare

Christian Roecker
1996
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The integration of PV modules into platform canopies has several advantages: - Very large areas are available and just waiting to be used - These areas are nationally owned - There is maintenance personnel on-site - The areas are exposed to the view of numerous railway customers and have thus a promotional effect. But every rose has its thorn and in this particular case, the following problems have to be considered: - Local pollution - Electromagnetic perturbation - Shading from cables and supports. The present paper reports on: - A study of the pratical problems of integrating photovoltaic modules into platform canopies - A detailed study of Morges railway station with a view to installing an efficient electric power station.

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Christian Roecker
1996
Reports

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/8d8df43f-1672-4216-aaed-251920a4c489

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