Optimal total cross tied interconnection for photovoltaic arrays to reduce partial shading losses

IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  El Dein, M Z Shams ^a   Kazerani, M ^a   Salama, M M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Partial Shading; Photovoltaic; Series Parallel; Total Cross Tied

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; IRRADIANCE LEVEL; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PARTIAL SHADING; PATENT NUMBER; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SERIES-PARALLEL; TOTAL CROSS TIED;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84870581035     PISSN: 19449925     EISSN: 19449933     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2012.6344845     Document Type: Conference Paper

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