Multi-objective optimization of power converter sizing based on genetic algorithms: Application to photovoltaic systems

International Review on Modelling and Simulations

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 826-839

  Mejbri, Hanen ^a   Ammous, Kaiçar ^a   Morel, Hervé ^b   Ammous, Anis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic based algorithm; Multi objective optimization; Power converter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865579665     PISSN: 19749821     EISSN: 25331701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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