On-site characterisation and energy efficiency of grid-connected PV inverters

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-201

  Munoz J ^a   Martinez Moreno F ^a   Lorenzo, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

efficiency; grid connected; inverters

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS; GRID-CONNECTED; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; GRID-CONNECTED PV INVERTERS; MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT; POWER EFFICIENCY; PV GRID-CONNECTED SYSTEMS; REAL OPERATING CONDITIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79952151926     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.997     Document Type: Article

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