A method for predicting long-term average performance of photovoltaic systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-229

  Hove, Tawanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY; POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT; POWER TRACKING CAPABILITY;

AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEMS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0033740504     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-1481(99)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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