Software modelling of grid-connected photovoltaic buildings

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-273

  Argul, F J ^a   Castro, M ^a   Delgado, A ^a   Carpio, J ^a   Peire, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BIPV program simulation validation; Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); Consumption and photovoltaic energy balance; Grid connected BIPV simulation; PV system economic analysis

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY BALANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0037870399     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.484     Document Type: Article

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