Efficiency optimization in stand-alone photovoltaic pumping system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 220-226

  Corrêa, Tomás Perpétuo ^a   Seleme, Seleme Isaac ^a,b   Silva, Selênio Rocha ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digital control; Efficiency improvement; Induction motor minimum loss; MPPT; Photovoltaic energy; Stand alone pumping system

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; MPPT; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; STAND-ALONE PUMPING SYSTEM;

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; INDUCTION MOTORS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PUMPING;

EID: 84155162814     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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