Estimating the maximum power of a High Concentrator Photovoltaic (HCPV) module using an Artificial Neural Network

Energy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-172

  Almonacid, F ^a   Fernández, Eduardo F ^a   Rodrigo, P ^a   Perez Higueras P J ^a   Rus Casas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Network; High Concentrator Photovoltaic Module; Maximum power prediction

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NEURAL NETWORKS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; INDOOR MEASUREMENT; INTRINSIC PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM POWER; MEAN SQUARE ROOT ERROR; OUTDOOR MEASUREMENTS; RESEARCH CENTRES;

ESTIMATION;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ENERGY RESOURCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PREDICTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

SPAIN;

EID: 84876092251     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.02.024     Document Type: Article

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