Chebyshev neural network-based model for dual-junction solar cells

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 132-139

  Patra, Jagdish Chandra ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chebyshev neural networks (ChNN); Dual junction (DJ) solar cell; Modeling; Tunnel junction (TJ)

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHEBYSHEV NEURAL NETWORKS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COMPLEX DEVICES; COMPLEX INTERACTION; COMPLEX MAPPING; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPED MODEL; DUAL-JUNCTION; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GAINP/GAAS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; IV CHARACTERISTICS; MODELING; MULTIJUNCTION; RESEARCH EFFORTS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FORECASTING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 79951945759     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2010.2079935     Document Type: Article

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