Analysis of off-grid hybrid wind turbine/solar PV water pumping systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1197-1207

  Vick, Brian D ^a   Neal, Byron A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid; PV; Solar; Water pumping; Wind; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARRAY ANALYSIS; DIRECT CURRENT; HYBRID; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; OFF-GRIDS; PUMP EFFICIENCY; PV; PV ARRAYS; PV SYSTEM; PV WATER PUMPING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR PVS; VARIABLE VOLTAGE; VOLTAGE MISMATCH; WATER DEMAND; WATER PUMPING; WATER PUMPING SYSTEMS;

ENERGY RESOURCES; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MACHINERY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; WIND; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PUMPING; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84859444019     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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