Contribution for optimal sizing of grid-connected PV-systems using PSO

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1333-1341

  Kornelakis, Aris ^a   Marinakis, Yannis ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Grid connected; Particle swarm optimization; Photovoltaic systems; Sizing

Indexed keywords

DECISION VARIABLES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; GRID CONNECTED SYSTEMS; GRID-CONNECTED; GRID-CONNECTED PV; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; NET PRESENT VALUE; NET PROFITS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATIONAL LIFETIME; OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; OPTIMAL PLACEMENTS; OPTIMAL SIZING; OPTIMAL VALUES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; PAYBACK TIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PSO ALGORITHMS; PV MODULES; SYSTEM STRUCTURES; TILT ANGLE;

EARNINGS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PROFITABILITY;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TILT;

EID: 74449086200     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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