AC solar cells: An embedded "all in one" PV power system

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2053-2059

  Imtiaz, Abusaleh M ^a   Khan, Faisal H ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SWITCHES; CELL LEVELS; DEVICE SIMULATORS; DISCRETE COMPONENTS; FABRICATION PROCESS; HOT SPOT; LABOR COSTS; MOSFETS; P-N JUNCTION; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PARTIAL SHADING; PASSIVE ELEMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; POWER CONVERSION; PV PANEL; PV POWER SYSTEMS; PV SYSTEM; SILVACO; SUBSTRATE MATERIAL;

COST ACCOUNTING; EMPLOYMENT; EXHIBITIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER CONVERTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; WAGES;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84860203820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2012.6166104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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