An optimal total cross tied interconnection for reducing mismatch losses in photovoltaic arrays

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-107

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Mismatch losses; partial shading; photovoltaic; series parallel; total cross tied

Indexed keywords

MISMATCH LOSS; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SERIES-PARALLEL; TOTAL CROSS TIED;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; OPTIMIZATION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 84871360132     PISSN: 19493029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2012.2202325     Document Type: Article

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