An adaptive utility interactive photovoltaic system based on a flexible switch matrix to optimize performance in real-time

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 951-963

  Alahmad, Mahmoud ^a   Chaaban, Mohamed Amer ^b   Lau, Su kit ^a   Shi, Jonathan ^c   Neal, Jill ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; Central inverter topology; Inverter; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic power systems; Utility interactive system

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL INVERTER TOPOLOGY; ENERGY CAPTURE; INTERACTIVE SYSTEM; INVERTER; INVERTER TOPOLOGIES; MATRIX TOPOLOGY; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENTS; PROTOTYPE SYSTEM; RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURE; SWITCH ARRAYS; SWITCH MATRIX; SYSTEM DESIGNERS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

DESIGN METHOD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REAL TIME; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84856681070     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.028     Document Type: Article

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