Reliability analysis and cost optimization of parallel-inverter system

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3881-3889

  Yu, Xiaoxiao ^a   Khambadkone, Ashwin M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cost optimization; distributed power system; parallel inverters; power density; reliability modeling; sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COST OPTIMIZATION; DISTRIBUTED POWER SYSTEMS; PARALLEL INVERTER; POWER DENSITIES; RELIABILITY MODEL;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860468389     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2175670     Document Type: Article

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