Effects of large-scale photovoltaic power integration on electricity distribution networks

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-234

  Paatero, Jukka V ^a   Lund, Peter D ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distributed power generation; Network effects; Photovoltaics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; NETWORK EFFECTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER INTEGRATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 33748319400     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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