Detection of increased series losses in PV arrays using Fuzzy Inference Systems

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 464-469

  Spataru, Sergiu ^a   Sera, Dezso ^a   Kerekes, Tamas ^a   Teodorescu, Remus ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

classification algorithms; condition monitoring; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fuzzy systems; photovoltaic systems; series losses

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; FUZZY CLASSIFIERS; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; IRRADIANCE LEVEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV ARRAYS; PV PANEL; SERIES LOSS; SERIES RESISTANCES;

CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAULT DETECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

FUZZY SYSTEMS;

EID: 84869460584     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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