CA1077161A - Photo-voltaic power generating means and methods - Google Patents

Photo-voltaic power generating means and methods

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CA1077161A
CA1077161A CA280,011A CA280011A CA1077161A CA 1077161 A CA1077161 A CA 1077161A CA 280011 A CA280011 A CA 280011A CA 1077161 A CA1077161 A CA 1077161A
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Ferdinand A. Kroger
M.P. Ramachandra Panicker
Robert L. Rod
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CA280,011A 1976-06-08 1977-06-07 Photo-voltaic power generating means and methods Expired CA1077161A (en)

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FR2354131B1 (de) 1983-01-21
DE2726009A1 (de) 1977-12-29
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MX145655A (es) 1982-03-19
JPS6132831B2 (de) 1986-07-29
IT1080884B (it) 1985-05-16
AU2594777A (en) 1978-12-14
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