Power output fluctuations in large scale pv plants: One year observations with one second resolution and a derived analytic model

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-227

  Marcos, Javier ^a   Marroyo, Luis ^a   Lorenzo, Eduardo ^b   Alvira, David ^c   Izco, Eloisa ^d  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Red Eléctrica de España ^*  (Spain)

^d Acciona Agua   (Spain)

Author keywords

analytic model; grid connected; large PV plants; power fluctuations

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; FLUCTUATION FREQUENCY; GRID-CONNECTED; POWER FLUCTUATIONS; POWER OUT PUT; PV PLANTS;

EID: 79952147363     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1016     Document Type: Article

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