Improvement of photovoltaic pumping systems based on standard frequency converters by means of programmable logic controllers

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-109

  Fernández Ramos, José ^a   Narvarte Fernández, Luis ^b   Poza Saura, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frequency converter; Programmable logic controller; PV pumping

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; CONTROLLERS; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS;

COMPONENT RELIABILITY; HIGH POWER; LOW COSTS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING SYSTEM; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC); PV PUMPING; REMOTE AREAS;

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS;

CONTROL SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PUMPING;

EID: 72049117905     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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