A simple accurate model for the calculation of shading power losses in photovoltaic generators

Solar Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 322-333

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic generators; Shading power losses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; DETAILED MODELS; ENERGY YIELDS; INSTANTANEOUS POWER; POWER-LOSSES;

SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84878416023     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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