Parameter estimation of solar cells and modules using an improved adaptive differential evolution algorithm

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-193

  Jiang, Lian Lian ^a   Maskell, Douglas L ^a   Patra, Jagdish C ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Improved adaptive differential evolution technique; Optimization; Parameter estimation; Single diode model; Solar cells and modules

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIODES; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHMS; ADAPTIVE DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTIONS; ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS; COMPUTATIONAL ADVANTAGES; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; SINGLE-DIODE MODELS;

SOLAR CELLS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANNEALING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUEL CELL; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84880128067     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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