Autonomous photovoltaic systems : Influences of some parameters on the sizing : Simulation timestep, input and output power profile

Renewable Energy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-369

  Notton, G ^a   Muselli, M ^a   Poggi, P ^a   Louche, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AUTONOMOUS PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; ENERGY SURPLUS; KILOWATT HOUR COST; MINIMIZATION CONSTRAINT; OUTPUT POWER PROFILE; PHYSICO-TECHNICAL CONSTRAINT; SIMULATION TIMESTEP; TEMPORAL REPARTITION;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030121708     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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