Optimised inverter sizing for photovoltaic systems in high-latitude maritime climates

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-66

  Zhu, J ^a   Brundlinger R ^b   Muhlberger T ^c   Betts, T R ^a   Gottschalg, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL OUTPUT; CONTINENTAL CLIMATE; DATA SETS; DC VOLTAGE; DIFFUSE IRRADIANCE; INVERTER EFFICIENCY; INVERTER SIZING; MARITIME CLIMATE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RULE OF THUMB; SAMPLING RATES; TEMPERATURE-INDUCED; TIME RESOLUTION; VOLTAGE DEPENDENCE;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78649336251     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2009.0162     Document Type: Article

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