Expert system tool for designing hybrid energy systems

International Journal of Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-250

  Atta Konadu, R ^a,b,c   Chen, Mingyuan ^b,d,e,f  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c University of Science and Technology   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Beijing Univ Aero and Astronaut ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING (MIP); PHOTOVOLTAIC/FUEL GENERATOR HYBRID SYSTEMS;

DECISION THEORY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC LOADS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SPREADSHEETS;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033311387     PISSN: 10783466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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