Evaluation of a particle swarm optimization based method for optimal location of photovoltaic grid-connected systems

Electric Power Components and Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1123-1138

  Gomez M ^a   Jurado, F ^a   Diaz P ^b   Ruiz Reyes, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

geographical information system; net present value; particle swarm optimization; photovoltaic grid connected system

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPERATORS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; GRID CONNECTED SYSTEMS; META-HEURISTIC METHODS; NET PRESENT VALUE; NEW APPROACHES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; PEAK POWER;

ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOCATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 77955041866     PISSN: 15325008     EISSN: 15325016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325001003652926     Document Type: Article

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