Optimal inverter sizing considering cloud enhancement

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 421-429

  Luoma, Jennifer ^a   Kleissl, Jan ^a   Murray, Keenan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud enhancement; Energy loss; Inverter sizing

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; CLEAR SKY; DIFFUSE COMPONENTS; ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; INVERTER SATURATION; INVERTER SIZING; INVERTER SYSTEM; MAXIMUM POWER; MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; POWER OUT PUT; PV ARRAYS; SAN DIEGO , CALIFORNIA; SOLAR DISK; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL LOSS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

CLEAR SKY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; IRRADIANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855188290     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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