An optimization method for designing large PV Plants

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 814-822

  Kerekes, Tamas ^a   Koutroulis, Eftichis ^b   Séra, Dezs ^a   Teodorescu, R ^a   Katsanevakis, Markos ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Design optimization; genetic algorithms; grid connected; levelized cost of energy; photovoltaic (PV) systems

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GRID-CONNECTED; LEVELIZED COSTS; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; OPERATIONAL LIFETIME; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

COSTS;

EID: 84875617675     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2230684     Document Type: Article

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