Cost of energy and mutual shadows in a two-axis tracking PV system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 331-342

  Perpinan O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grid connected PV system; Mutual shadows; Numerical optimization; Productivity; Two axis tracking

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FUNCTIONS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; ESTIMATION AND OPTIMIZATION; FREE SOFTWARE; GRID CONNECTED PV SYSTEM; MUTUAL SHADOWS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMAL CHOICE; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PV SYSTEM; TWO-AXIS;

COSTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LAND USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; TRACKING;

EID: 84856545621     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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