Predicting the behavior of a grid-connected photovoltaic system from measurements of solar radiation and ambient temperature

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 527-537

  Hernandez, J ^a,b   Gordillo, G ^b   Vallejo, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ATLÁNTICO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Grid connected PV systems; Monte Carlo method; Radiation and ambient temperature analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SUN; TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CONDUCTOR CURRENT; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; GRID CONNECTED PV SYSTEM; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; MODEL COMPOUND; NETWORK LOSS; NON-DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; OFF-THE-SHELF SIMULATION; PEAK POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE; PV GENERATORS; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SOLAR RESOURCES; TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PREDICTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTWARE; SOLAR RADIATION; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84871366667     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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