A novel prediction algorithm for solar angles using solar radiation and Differential Evolution for dual-axis sun tracking purposes

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2757-2770

  Seme, Sebastijan ^a   Štumberger, Gorazd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Active sun tracking; Differential Evolution; Photovoltaic; Solar angle predictions; Solar energy prediction

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR ANGLE; SOLAR ENERGY PREDICTION; SUN-TRACKING;

DC-DC CONVERTERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FORECASTING; NAVIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TRACKING (POSITION); TRAJECTORIES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ALGORITHM; AZIMUTH; ELECTRICAL POWER; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PREDICTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STOCHASTICITY; TRACKING; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 80053952645     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.08.031     Document Type: Article

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