Inverter sizing of grid-connected photovoltaic systems in the light of local solar resource distribution characteristics and temperature

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-45

  Burger, Bruno ^a   Rüther, Ricardo ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Grid connected PV systems; Inverter sizing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

GRID-CONNECTED PV SYSTEMS; INVERTER SIZING; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SOLAR IRRADIATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE;

BRAZIL; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 29144475387     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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