A model for optimal sizing of photovoltaic irrigation water pumping systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 904-916

  Glasnovic, Zvonimir ^a   Margeta, Jure ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Irrigation; Optimal sizing; Photovoltaic pumping; PV generator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR CELLS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; OPTIMAL SIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING;

PUMPS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPS; SOLAR CELLS;

IRRIGATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250886928     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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