Interaction between photovoltaic distributed generation and electricity networks

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 629-643

  Caamano Martin E ^a,h   Laukamp, H ^b   Jantsch, M ^b   Erge, T ^b   Thornycroft, J ^c   De Moor, H ^d   Cobben, S ^e   Suna, D ^f   Gaiddon, B ^g  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

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

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e NV Continuon Netbeheer BV   (Netherlands)

^f VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^g Hespul   (France)

^h UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electricity distribution networks; Grid connection; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; ELECTRICITY NETWORKS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; GRID CONNECTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 55649083587     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.845     Document Type: Article

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