Performance improvement of a photovoltaic pumping system using a synchronous reluctance motor

Electric Power Components and Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 447-464

  Nabil, M ^a   Allam, S M ^b   Rashad, E M ^b  

^a Kafr El Sheikh University   (Egypt)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

maximum power point tracking; photovoltaic pumping system; synchronous reluctance motor

Indexed keywords

CONTROL STRATEGIES; CRITICAL VALUE; INSOLATION LEVEL; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MODES OF OPERATION; MOTOR STARTING; MOTOR VOLTAGE; OPERATING POINTS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCES; PUMP FLOW RATE; SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTOR; UNCONTROLLED SYSTEMS;

INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PUMPING PLANTS;

RELUCTANCE MOTORS;

EID: 84873372509     PISSN: 15325008     EISSN: 15325016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325008.2012.749554     Document Type: Article

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