Optimum PV-diesel hybrid systems for remote consumers of the Greek territory

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-67

  Kaldellis, John ^a   Zafirakis, Dimitrios ^a   Kavadias, Kosmas ^a   Kondili, Emilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Batteries; Electricity generation cost; Energy storage; Fuel consumption; Solar energy; Stand alone system

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION COST; HIGH QUALITY; OPTIMUM DIMENSIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; PV-DIESEL SYSTEMS; REMOTE CONSUMERS; SOLAR POTENTIAL; STANDALONE SYSTEMS; UTILITY SUPPLY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TERRITORY;

GREECE;

EID: 84862336642     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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