PV Analyst: Coupling ArcGIS with TRNSYS to assess distributed photovoltaic potential in urban areas

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2924-2939

  Choi, Yosoon ^a   Rayl, Jeffrey ^b   Tammineedi, Charith ^b   Brownson, Jeffrey R S ^b  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy simulation; GIS; Photovoltaic system; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SIMULATION; GEO-SPATIAL; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV ARRAYS; SPATIAL ANALYSTS; TRNSYS; URBAN AREAS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBEDDED SOFTWARE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ARRAY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; URBAN AREA;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

POLLACHIUS;

EID: 80053997756     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.08.034     Document Type: Article

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