Decision tree-based fault detection and classification in solar photovoltaic arrays

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 93-99

  Zhao, Ye ^a   Yang, Ling ^a   Lehman, Brad ^a   De Palma, Jean François ^b   Mosesian, Jerry ^b   Lyons, Robert ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b MERSEN USA Newburyport MA LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT CLASSIFICATION; FAULT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; PROTECTION DEVICE; PV ARRAYS; PV SYSTEM; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TEST SETS; TREE-BASED;

DECISION TREES; EXHIBITIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

FAULT DETECTION;

EID: 84860154733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2012.6165803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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