Soft-computing model-based controllers for increased photovoltaic plant efficiencies

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 873-880

  Varnham, Abdulhadi ^a   Al Ibrahim, Abdulrahman M ^a   Virk, Gurvinder S ^b   Azzi, Djamel ^c  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuzzy neural nets; Fuzzy neural networks; Photovoltaic (PV) power systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power system modeling; Power system simulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; SOFT COMPUTING; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; POWER GAIN; THREE-PHASE INVERTER;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 37749035998     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2007.895877     Document Type: Article

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