Reliability/cost implications of utilizing photovoltaics in small isolated power systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Billinton, Roy ^a   Karki, Rajesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adequacy evaluation; Capacity reserve; Photovoltaic penetration; Solar radiation; Well being analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC PENETRATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 0037224759     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(02)00157-6     Document Type: Article

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